What: 1954 Beech Bonanza
Where: Bloomington in a field/rock quarry along Rockport Road
When: Thursday morning
Who: Pilot Larry Gering
Why: After Gering experienced engine trouble, he landed, one wing hit a tree, and part of the landing gear broke. A witness said “the plane coming down making a circle. . . see the smoke and hear his motor . . .”
The FAA is investigating.
American Airlines flight AA-1897 made an emergency landing in El Paso, Texas, on June 3rd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it sustained damage to the windscreen and nose cone due to a severe hail storm.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty passengers and five crew members remained uninjured.
Delta Airlines flight DL-745 had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport, in Detroit, Michigan, on June 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with one of the redundant power systems.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 244 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
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Contact photographer Federico Buonanno
What: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Naples to Cagliari
Where: Naples
When: Oct 31 2010
Who: 33 passenger
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed problems in the right engine and had to shut it down. The pilot returned to Naples and made a safe landing with rescue services standing by.
Passengers were provided accommodations until a replacement flight came in the next day.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-2824 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 12th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smell of burning coming from an oven.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-597 had to return for an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on September 7th.
The plane took off for Krakow, Poland, but had to turn back due to a fault in the radio system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Pictured: A Scandinavian Airlines – SAS Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet CRJ-900
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Contact photographer Mats Lundberg
What: Scandinavian Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Copenhagen to Birmingham England
Where: Copenhagen
When: Nov 1st 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight experienced an issue with their hydraulics. The plane made an emergency landing back in Copenhagen, where the left engine underwent repairs.
Passengers boarded an alternative plane and resumed their flight to Birmingham.
