A Navigator 600 aircraft crashed at Modesto City–County Airport in Stanislaus County, California, at around 2:15 p.m. on June 22.
According to the airport manager, Mark Germanowski, the plane was taxiing when it suddenly crashed into the airport’s fence.
The pilot, who was the only person aboard, sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital.
The plane was significantly damaged.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-782 had to return and make an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, on December 7.
The Boeing 777-200, bound for Karachi, Pakistan, had to return after the pilot reported that the cabin was not pressurizing properly.
The plane landed uneventfully and was taken for examination.
The aircraft had first attempted to depart from Toronto on December 5 but returned immediately due to cabin pressurization issue. The technicians at Air Canada Hangers conducted maintenance after which it was cleared to take off again 2 days later.
American Airlines flight AA-4933 made an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 30th.
The plane heading from Portland, Maine, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-779 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on March 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted after the crew noticed an odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-24 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on July 16th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back after the crew reported air quality concerns on board.
The plane landed safely.
An Eastern Airways fight had to make an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland on April 30.
According to an airline spokesperson, “Our crew were re-positioning an empty aircraft from Orebro in Sweden to Aberdeen and reported a cockpit warning indication relating to the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit…There were no passengers onboard the Saab 2000, and the two pilots landed safely at 7.20pm…After vacating the runway the aircraft then taxied to its parking stand.”
The airline engineers were inspecting the aircraft.
A private Atlas Air plane’s emergency escape slide detached mid-air and fell on the top of a house in Mesa, Arizona, Phoenix, on March 30th.
The Boeing 767, heading to Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, was mid-air when the crew was told that the emergency slide over the right wing had deployed.
The plane landed safely, whereas the house suffered minor damage.
The incident is under investigation.
