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    Air India Express Plane Veers Off Runway in Mangalore, India

    Air India Express flight IX-814 veered off runway after landing in Mangalore, India, on July 16th.

    The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, had just landed when it momentarily veered off runway before returning to the center line.

    All one hundred and eighty-five people aboard remained uninjured.

    Several runway edge lights were broken.

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    Small Plane Crash-Lands in Florida Everglades; 2 Injured

    A Lancair LNC 4 aircraft crash-landed onto a levee in the Everglades, near Broward-Palm Beach county line, Florida, on August 30.

    The four-seater aircraft, which took off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and was heading to Lynchburg, Virginia, crash-landed due to engine failure. Authorities said the aircraft cartwheeled and burst into flames upon landing.

    There were 2 people aboard the plane, including the 52-year-old pilot Ken McKenzie and his 50-year-old wife Sonia. Both of them sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

    Authorities said the pilot had reported low oil pressure shortly after the plane departed from Fort Lauderdale airport.