Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-10 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on February 6th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Melbourne, Australia, was diverted due to a mechanical problem with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Sunstate Airlines flight QF-2130 hit severe turbulence in Canberra, Australia, on October 10th.
The plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was descending toward Canberra when it ran into severe turbulence that injured two crew members and one passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-407 made a safe emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on July 14th.
The Airbus A380-800 en-route from Auckland, New Zealand was on approach to Melbourne’s runway when it was descended below the minimum assigned altitude, and climbed back after receiving instruction from the ATC.
The plane landed successfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
An investigation regarding the occurrence has been initiated.
Jetstar flight JQ-517 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on Jun 19.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Melbourne, Australia, had to return due to an unusual odour on board.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Jetstar flight JQ-711 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on May 11th.
The plane took off for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported possible tail strike on departure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF9 had to make an emergency landing in Oman, on April 8th.
The Airbus A380 plane, heading from Melbourne, Australia, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted after a male passenger suffered a suspected heart attack.
The plane landed safely. However, authorities said the passenger had died before the plane touched down.
Qantas Airways plane had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on April 5th.
The Airbus A380, en-route to Dubai, UAE, was mid-air when the crew detected engine vibration issues, prompting it to return eight hours after taking off from Melbourne.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 410 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
TigerAir flight 511 had to make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on March 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Brisbane when the crew reported an unusual odor in the cabin and requested a priority landing.
The plane landed safely. Four crew members were examined by paramedics but did not need further treatment.
All 60 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Jetstar flight JQ7 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Darwin International Airport, Australia, on December 21.
The plane, en-route from Melbourne, Australia, to Singapore, experienced a brief period of turbulence after which, the pilot “identified a technical fault with one of the instruments on the flight deck and opted to divert to Darwin as a precaution,” an airline spokesperson said.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH148 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne, Australia, on June 12.
The flight was en-route from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur when the crew reported a possible engine fire and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely and none of the 300 passengers reported any injuries.
According to the airline, the initial inspection of the aircraft showed “no physical evidence of fire externally”.
Two light aircrafts collided on the runway of Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on April 11.
It is believed that the accident happened after one of the aircrafts made an emergency landing due to engine issues while the other one was taxiing.
Five people were injured in the collision. Three of them were shifted to hospital with minor injuries while the other two were treated at the spot.
Both aircrafts sustained severe damage.
The Australia Transport Safety Bureau is investigating.
A small twin-engine aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Australia, at around 3 p.m. on November 26.
The plane was on a flight from Adelaide to Mount Gambier when the pilot noticed a problem with nose landing gear. The 29-year-old pilot then diverted the plane to Essendon Airport where it made a nose landing.
MFB tweeted after the incident: “A bumpy landing for a pilot at #Essendon airport. The nose wheel collapsed on impact but luckily no fire or injuries!”
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating.
Qantas Airways Flight 94 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport due to a water pipe leak, on July 2.
The Airbus A380 was en route from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia and was cruising at an altitude of about 31,000 feet when it sprung a leak, making the aisles flood with water.
The pilot then decided to return to Los Angeles, where the plane made a safe emergency landing at about 2:40 a.m. No one was injured.
According to a statement released by Qantas, “[The crew] did everything they could to help customers, including moving them to unaffected areas and providing spare blankets so they could stay dry.” The statement further said, “We’re also providing customers with hotel accommodation while the issue is being fixed by our engineers in Los Angeles. We apologise to customers for the inconvenience. There were no safety of flight concerns with the water leak, however the Captain decided to return to LA in the interests of passenger comfort. We are liaising with Airbus to understand what caused this fault.”
On April 22, 2013 at 10:30am, a Los Angeles-Sydney-Melbourne flight damaged its wing while on the ground.
The United Airlines Boeing 747-400 was pulling into an air bay when it struck the airbridge of a parking bay at the airport in Melbourne.
Passengers disembarked by stairs. There were no injuries but the plane required repairs.
What: Piper Saratoga
Where: Moorabbin airport Melbourne Australia
When: September 05, 2008 12:45
Who: The two pilots were uninjured
Why: One of the plane’s wheels would not lock down. The pilots were forced into an emergency landing
