Western Air flight WT-702 made an emergency landing in Nassau, Bahamas, on February 7th.
The plane was flying from Grand Bahamas International Airport when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 20 passengers and 3 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
QantasLink plane hit the tail of a Network Aviation plane on the runway at Paraburdoo Airport, Paraburdoo, Western Australia, on the afternoon of October 5th.
The Boeing 717 taxied along the runway to depart for Perth when its tail struck the tail of another plane.
The plane was grounded and flight was delayed.
The incident remains under investigation.
QantasLink flight QF-1623 made an emergency landing at Perth Airport, Australia, on September 23rd.
The plane was flying from Newman, Western Australia, when it experienced hydraulic issues.
The plane landed safely. There were 102 people aboard at the time; 2 of them complained of eye irritation and were taken to hospital.
A two-seater light plane crash landed on to a service road near Muirs Highway in Mount Barker, Western Australia, on September 5th.
The RV9 lost all its power while the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing and hit the trees before crash landing.
The pilot and his wife were rescued with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
A helicopter crashed in a secluded area near Blackall, western Queensland, Australia, on July 27th.
According to sources, the man flying the helicopter was seriously injured in the crash. He was taken to hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
A small plane crashed near Ajdovscina in western Slovenia on July 14th.
The 6-seat Piper 32 plane was heading from Venice, Italy, to Leipzig, Germany, when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. It is believed that the founder of German internet company ‘Unister’ Thomas Wagner, 38, was among those killed in the crash.
The plane was registered in the United States.
Authorities said the pilot reported problems with icing before the plane crashed.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Everglades in western Broward County, Florida, on March 16th.
Authorities said the plane was carrying two people when it landed on a levee near Sawgrass Recreational Park, east of U.S. 27 and north of Interstate 75.
Both occupants of the plane remained uninjured.
The cause of emergency landing is being investigated.
A Public Security Department helicopter crashed in Salt, western Jordan, on February 2nd.
Authorities said the helicopter was on a night-time training mission when it went down.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots at the time; one of them was killed in the crash while the other one was seriously injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
An Emirates plane had to make an emergency landing in Perth, Western Australia, on December 1st.
The A380 plane was en-route from Auckland, New Zealand, to Dubai, UAE, when a passenger went into labor. There were two doctors on-board who helped her through her contractions while the pilot diverted to Perth.
The passengers said the woman did not speak English and the doctors had to use Google translate to communicate with her.
The plane landed safely. The passenger was rushed to hospital where she gave birth to a baby girl.
The delayed flight reached Dubai the next day.
