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What: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200 en route from Brasilia to Sao Paulo, Brazil
Where: Brasilia
When: Oct 27th 2011
Who: unknown
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed problems with the right engine.
The engine was shut down.
The flight returned to Brasilia and made a safe landing.
Avianca airlines flight AV-929 returned and made an emergency landing in San Salvador, El Salvador, on November 19.
The Airbus A330-200 plane, heading to Lima, Peru, was diverted after the crew noticed a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remains safe.
Authorities said the aircraft was cleared to take off again after maintenance.
Delta Airlines flight DL-947 made a safe emergency landing at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on December 6.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Tampa, Florida, was about to land when the crew had to shut its engine down.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
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What: Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III registration EC-IYU en route from JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA
Where: two miles northwest of the JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA runway 20
When: 8. FEB-2009
Who: pilot
Why: A pilot’s training flight was interrupted at 1:30 when he had to make an emergency landing two miles from the airport. He was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-296 made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, was descending toward Lahore when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure.
The crew subsequently performed an alternate gear extension and continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-311 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on December 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Adelaide, Australia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Piper PA-32 registered to LCA Partnership in Fort Washington, Pa flying out of Teteboro Airport to Ocean City and a Liberty Helicopter Sightseeing Tour Eurocopter AS 350
Where: over the Hudson River between New York and Hoboken, New Jersey near West 14th Street
When: Sat Aug 8 2009
Who: Helicopter: 5 Italian tourists and a pilot;
plane: pilot and 2 passengers (including a child)
Why: The airplane flew into the helicopter. The impact (or rotors) severed off the plane’s wing. Both aircrafts are in the river. The helicopter is reported to have “dropped like a rock” when the aircrafts “clipped.”
All bodies have been recovered.
Though not necessarily considered directly responsible, two FAA employees (the plane’s air traffic controller and the ATC supervisor) have been put on administrative leave in connection with this crash. The ATC was engaged in inappropriate conversation, and the supervisor was not in the room as required.
