Wings Air flight IW-1156 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palu, Indonesia, on January 14th.
The plane took off for Luwuk, Indonesia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to the failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. All 64 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Associated Mission Aviation Pacific Aerospace 750XL en route from Jayapura to Okbibab.
Where: Abmisibil Airport, Okbibab, Papua
When: Dec 17, 2011
Who: 5 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: The plane landed at Abmisibil Airport, and skidded into a ravine at the end of the runway.
Pilot Arnold Burung did not survive. The injured, Jacob Uropmabin, Timothy Uropmabin, Ramli, and Rady (AKA Yakob Uropmabin,Timotius Uropmabin, Ramly and Radi) were hospitalized at Dian Harapan Hospital in Jayapura.
Pacific Aerospace manufactures planes in New Zealand.
What: Single engined plane owned by Sydney Flight Training Centre
Where: Sydney’s Bankstown airport southern runway
When: 10.20am
Who: pilot was injured. No one else was aboard. He was taken to Liverpool hospital for an assortment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Why: On landing, the plane skidded down the runway and flipped.
A military helicopter crashed near El-Sheikh Gebyeel Military Airport, Abi Hamad, Al-Sharqeya, Egypt, on September 19th.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots, both of whom were killed in the crash.
The crash presumably happened due to a technical failure inside the helicopter.
A detailed investigation has been initiated.
Jet2 flight LS-612 made an emergency landing in Rennes, France, on September 25th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane heading from Girona, Spain, to East Midlands Airport, England, was diverted after one of the pilots became unwell.
The plane landed safely.
Thomson Airways flight BY-6248 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, on January 10th.
The plane heading from Bournemouth, United Kingdom, to Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, was diverted after a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1987 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sacramento, California, on February 4th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Long Beach, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
All one hundred and fourteen people aboard remained unharmed.