World Atlantic Airways flight RPN-807 suffered a gear collapse after landing at Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana, on April 20th.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Chicago, Illinois.
The plane became disabled on the runway. All one hundred and one people aboard remained unharmed.
The plane was operating on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
All Nippon Airways flight NH-843 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Naha, Japan, on August 28th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Tokyo, Japan, to Singapore was diverted after captain’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 214 people aboard remained safe.
Air France flight AF-218 made an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 4th.
The plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Mumbai, India, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
United Airlines flight UA-1738 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The crew had to shut one of the engines down before the plane touched down.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Lonn D. Greiner’s Cessna 180 en route from Birchwood to Seldovia
Where: Alaska
When: May 27, 2011
Who: 5 aboard
Why: Not long after a successful takeoff, the nose of the cessna pitched up, then it banked and fell. Witnesses say that the engine sounded fine.
The cessna crashed on train tracks, resulting in a fire. All 5 aboard were killed in the crash. The Alaska Railroad shut down the tracks until the wreckage was removed.
All aboard were members of the Greiner family from the Anchorage suburb of Eagle River. Lonn Greiner, 46, from Eagle River; three of his children, Glory, 13, Nathan, 11, and Grace, 10; and his 69-year-old mother, Carolyn Greiner. They were on a Memorial Day holiday.
Greiner performed jet maintenance at Ted Stevens Anchorage International.
Scoot Airlines flight TZ-1 made an emergency landing in Singapore, on November 26th.
The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Singapore when sparks were seen emitting from the right engine. The crew subsequently shut down the engine and declared an emergency.
The plane made a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
What: Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 light 821
Where: Shannon Airport
When: 1.20pm
Who: 285 passengers
Why: smokey stench in the forward galley. The plane made a successful emergency landing, without further incident.
George’s Point of View
I’m glad there were no injuries involved; but I chuckle picturing the chargeback on some flight attendant’s chit because the airline was forced to land the plane when she 1. burned the toast or
2. accidentally toasted the microwave or
3. tried to sneak in a smoke:June 1-15: +$1080.00
Taxes: – XXXX
Emergency -140,008.72
Landing
