Turkish Airlines flight TK-1911 had to make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Istanbul, Turkey, when the crew declared an emergency due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-461 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on August 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to West Palm Beach, Florida, was diverted after smoke was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely.
Six passengers were given medical assistance at the airport, while two others were taken to a hospital.
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On 28 July 2010 after taking off from Karachi at 0241 UTC (0741 PST)on a domestic flight to Islamabad, Airblue Flight 202 (AP-BJB), an Airbus A321, executed a circling approach for RWY-12 at Islamabad, crashed into the Margalla Hills nine and a half miles north-east of Islamabad apparently due to bad weather. One hundred and forty-six people were aboard, and six crew. One hundred forty-six passengers and all six crew members died. The plane was a total loss. It is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan’s worst air disaster.
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What: Spanair Airbus A320-200 en route from Barcelona to Stockholm
Where: Belgium
When: May 20th 2011
Why: While over Belgium, radio communication was disrupted. (This occurred during the handover to Dutch ATC.)
A Dutch escort was sent (2 F-16s) to intercept.
The Spanair pilots re-established contact, and were escorted into German airspace. The plane landed on schedule in Stockholm.
A Cessna 210 flipped over after making an emergency landing in a field near Sussex Airport, New Jersey, at around 10:58 a.m. on December 4.
The incident happened when the plane was carrying a pilot and 5 skydivers. All of them sustained minor injuries and were treated by Wantage Emergency Squad.
The pilot, identified as Richard Winstock, 46, is the co-owner of Skydive Sussex as well as the national director of the U.S. Parachute Association. He said he had to land in emergency due to some engine troubles and that the muddy field caused the plane to overturn.
The passengers were identified as 41-year-old Ryan Leak, of Paterson, 48-year-old Caig Vanetten, Saugerties, New York, 26-year-old Matthew Vidusek, of Hampshire, 28-year-old Chris Delpozzo, of Troy and 25-year-old Kurt Steinbruch, of Wyckoff.
The incident is under investigation.
Germanwings flight 3882 made an emergency landing at Marco Polo Airport in Venice, Italy, on April 3.
According to the airline, the flight, en-route from Hanover, Germany, to Rome, was diverted because, “two people, a passenger and a member of the crew, were struck by strong nausea and needed medical treatment.”
The plane, carrying 149 people, landed uneventfully. Medical attention was provided to the sick passenger and crew member.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
Air Algerie flight AH-6465 made an emergency landing in In Salah, Algeria, on April 21st.
The plane took off for Algiers, Algeria, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
