United Airlines flight UA-1219 had to divert and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on January 14th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Denver, Colorado, to Lihue, Hawaii, was diverted after all toilets became full.
The plane landed safely.
Pictured: A United Airlines Airbus A319-131
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Contact photographer David J Transier
What: United Airlines Airbus 319 en route from Chicago to Newark
Where: Newark NJ
When: Jan 10, 2010, 9:30 a.m.
Who: 48 passengers 5 crew
Why: On landing, the plane’s right gear failed to properly deploy. After maintaining a holding pattern attempting to extend the landing gear (etc), the pilot landed. It was, apparently a safe landing, causing airport delays but no reported injuries, not even during the slide evacuation.
On landing, the plane lurched to one side; and the airport was closed down for safety concerns.
We have emergency landings all the time all over the world. This website attests to that. But after the year Airbus has had, whenever I hear there’s an Airbus incident, even if it is only a small one, my hair—what little I have—stands on end. I can’t help believing that they should take this plane back to the drawing board and start over.
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Contact photographer Nikiforov Konstantin
What: UTAir Boeing 757-200 en route from Krasnodar to Hurghada
Where: Krasnodar
When: Mar 6th 2012
Who: 235 aboard
Why: The pilots aboard the UTAir Boeing 757-200 were about to take off when they received an error message and aborted the takeoff.
The flight was apparently cancelled.
A Bell 206 helicopter crashed and sunk near the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 18.
The private helicopter went down while it was carrying five people, including the pilot and a family of four visiting from Canada.
All five occupants of the aircraft survived the crash. However, one of them – a 16-year-old boy- was trapped underwater and had to be extricated from his seat. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Authorities believe the helicopter belongs to tour operator Genesis Aviation.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause of crash.
What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from Ponce Puerto Rico to Orlando,FL
Where: Ft. Lauderdale
When: Oct 28th 2011
Who: 1 sick passenger
Why: Because of a sick passenger suffering seizures aboard the flight, the pilot diverted to Fort Lauderdale. On approach to the airport, the crew found hydraulic issues, and descended with little rudder control (due to the hydraulic issues.)
The flight made a safe landing.
Medical services was awaiting the passenger, who was transported to the hospital, after the safe landing.
American Airlines flight AA-2386 had to make an emergency landing in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 8th.
The plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport when a bird hit it, prompting the pilots to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The aircraft’s radome was damaged due to bird strike.
A small plane crashed near the North Branford-Guilford border in Connecticut, on September 16th.
The incident happened when the Mooney M20-C plane was carrying two people, including NASCAR modified championship racer Ted Christopher, 59, and the pilot Charles Dundas, 81.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
