Uzbekistan Airways flight HY-636 had to return and make an emergency landing in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 7th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Fergana, Uzbekistan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Wizz Air flight W6-8063 had to reject taking-off at Vilnius International Airport, Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 was about to takeoff for Barcelona, Spain, when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane returned to the apron.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
A Piper aircraft made an emergency landing on River Road, near Interstate 40, in Duplin County, North Carolina, on the afternoon of December 11.
The plane, en-route from Maryland to Wilmington, was forced to land in emergency after it lost oil pressure. Authorities said the pilot was trying to land at Wallace Airport but could not make it to there and landed on a road.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured. He managed to push the aircraft off the road immediately after landing.
The plane’s right wing sustained minor damage.
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What: Etihad Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Abu Dhabi
Where: Kathmandu
When: Jan 17th 2012 9:15 pm
Who: 168 aboard
Why: While taking off from Kathmandu, the engine developed problems. THe crew shut it down and returned within minutes to land at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
Another source says the flight circled for an hour to burn fuel to lighten the landing.
Passengers were provided accommodations. Etihad engineers from Abu Dhabi arrived to handle the problem on January 21.
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, on January 24.
The plane, flying from Miami, Florida, to Milan, Italy, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured seven people including three flight attendants and four passengers.
The plane, carrying 192 passengers and 11 crew members, landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
Qantas flight QF-76 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 31st.
The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Vancouver, Canada, to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to failure of a weather radar.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and eighty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 1938 made an emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, on August 4th.
The plane took off for Washington, D.C. but had to return shortly afterwards due to a crack in the windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 110 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
