US-Bangla Airlines flight BS-141 made an emergency landing at Chittagong airport, Bangladesh, on September 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, was diverted after the crew failed to extend the nose gear.
The plane landed without nose gear and was subsequently evacuated.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-37 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on August 12th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Itami Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed safely. There were two hundred and seventy-four passengers and eleven crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1365 had to return and make an emergency landing in Krakow, Poland, on January 11th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All forty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia flight IB-6453 made an emergency landing in Quito, Ecuador, on August 11th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane flying from Madrid, Spain, touched down in Quito but the crew aborted landing and went around due to a blown tire.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 en route from Dublin to New York
Where: Shannon
When: Jan 11th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, just over the Atlantic, the flight developed a navigation problem. The crew turned the Airbus around and returned to Dublin where they made a safe landing. Repairs were made or maintenance was completed, apparently; and a little over an hour and a half later, the same plane re-embarked to New York.
On November 2nd, 2013, the two Skydive Superior Cessnas (Cessna A185F Skywagon #WN94059, Cessna 182 #N6068Y) were flying over Wisconsin when one flew into another, forcing eleven people into emergency mode. Two pilots and nine skydivers made it to the ground alive, though part of the plane was described as breaking off into a fireball of burning debris that the skydivers had to avoid while they were coming down. The nine skydivers had been planning a tandem jump.
The Skywagon encountered wake turbulence, which lead to the collision and breakup of the lead aircraft.
Four jumpers were aboard the lead plane that broke apart.
One plane broke up and burned; the other pilot managed to land. The pilot of one plane used his emergency parachute and was injured enough on landing that he was hospitalized. The other managed to land at the airport, albeit with a broken wing and propeller.
The FAA is investigating.
UPS flight 5X-3 made an emergency landing in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 28th.
The plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the crew received a fire indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.