TAROM flight RO-306 made an emergency landing at Henri Coand International Airport, Romania, on May 26th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was mid-air when the captain decided for emergency landing due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 91 people aboard remained safe.
A Bristow-operated offshore helicopter had to return and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland, United Kingdom, on June 26.
The company released a statement saying, “Bristow Helicopters Ltd can confirm that one of its helicopters requested priority landing at Aberdeen Airport today… A caution light falsely displayed causing the false alarm. The airport emergency services attended as per standard practice, but no assistance was required.”
The aircraft safely landed at 1:40 p.m. There were 6 passengers and 2 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
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What: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 en route from New York to Frankfurt/Main
Where: JFK,NY
When: Oct 11th 2009
Why: Prior to take-off, the plane was believed to run over runway lights, which blew out the plane’s main gear tires. The flight was delayed while the flat/damaged tires were removed and new tires were installed.
SkyWest Airlines Flight 5622 had to make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on April 22.
The flight, operating as United Express, was en-route from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to Hartford, Connecticut when three passengers lost consciousness.
The Embraer E170 plane, carrying 75 passengers, landed uneventfully.
The airline said they are looking into the cause of incident, however, they confirmed that there was no pressurization problem in the aircraft.
What: Beechcraft 55 Baron en route from Baytown TX to Sarasota FL
Where: 28 miles east of South Pass in the Gulf of Mexico
When: Sept. 20, 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: After the International Emergency Response Coordination Center notified 8th Coast Guard District command center of a beacon alert, the search began.
Two men whose flight ditched were rescued after the Border Patrol spotted them adrift in the Gulf of Mexico. A Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter was launched.
The pilot hit the water at an estimated 100 knots after the plane caught fire and the cockpit filled with smoke. The two men aboard survived the crash and three hours in the water.
Coast Guard helicopter pilot Lt. Becki Fosha said that “They had a limited time to bring the aircraft to the water and then they had about two minutes to get all of their survival gear together and get ready for a survival situation before the aircraft submerged…They had a GPS sport beacon. They had their current EPERB 406 beacon. They had floatation and survival equipment for just this kind of scenario…the men did a great job ditching the plane.”
Theodore Wright and Raymond Fosdick were pulled out of the Gulf and flown to Belle Chasse Naval Base. Fosdick was hospitalized at Ochsner Medical Center.
Gol Airlines flight G3-2020 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brasilia, Brazil, on January 22nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Boa Vista, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. There were 130 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed at Park Township Airport in Holland, Michigan, on June 29th.
Authorities said the plane veered off the runway and overturned as it was attempting to land at the airport.
There were two people aboard at the time including the pilot Richard Henley, 63, of Holland, and his passenger Leyland Klink, 71, of Spring Lake. The pilot was taken to hospital with serious injuries while the passenger was treated at the scene.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.