Yakutia Airlines flight R3-495 had to return and make an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on December 5th.
The plane took off for Khabarovsk, Russia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All 96 passengers and 5 crew members remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-636 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on August 21st.
The plane heading from Paris, France, to Houston, Texas, was diverted after an infant suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The baby was rushed to the University Hospital Limerick.
A small plane made an emergency landing near Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Texas, on April 30th.
Authorities said the plane experienced engine problems shortly after it took off from Grand Prairie Municipal Airport. The pilot was attempting to return but could not make it to there and landed near an apartment complex on Arkansas Lane.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard remained unharmed.
The incident is being investigated.
Six crew and three passengers died in the crash of a fifty year old An-12 on the outskirts of Irkutsk Russia at the Irkutsk plant airfield. All nine aboard died on impact. A fuel fire ensued but was under control by emergency responders.
So far six remains have been recovered but not the black boxes. The military crew was flying plane parts from Novosibirsk (Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO)) to Irkutsk-2 airport, when it hit a warehouse. There were no injuries reported in the warehouse.
Officials said:
“The An-12 came in for landing at low altitude and grazed military depot buildings 10 kilometers away from the landing strip, after which it crashed.”
Oman Air flight WY-123 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 4th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Muscat, Oman, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after the crew noticed smell of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Ryanair flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport, England, on May 2.
The plane, en-route from Prestwick, Scotland to Faro, Portugal, had to be diverted after a passenger fell sick midair.
The plane landed safely just before 8:30 a.m.
The ill passenger was rushed to hospital.
What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from New Delhi to Jammu
Where: Jammu
When: Jun 13, 2012 9 am
Who: 130 passengers
Why: The Indigo flight arrived in Jammu with smoke coming out of an engine. The flight was given priority to make an emergency landing. There were no injuries reported. Passengers were evacuated promptly from the plane.
The grounded plane A320 is undergoing examination. On Flight Aware, the return status is reported as scheduled/delayed, with the departure delayed from 11:10AM to 06:55PM IST
