Last week a Southwest flight made an emergency landing due to a crack in the outer pane of one of the windows.
Over the weekend a JetBlue flight had to make an emergency landing when the cockpit’s windshield shattered during a flight. Continue reading JetBlue Plane Had Cracked Cockpit Window, Makes Emergency Landing
In 2009 a US Airways plane landed in the Hudson River with nobody onboard being seriously injured. The events on the day are known as the Miracle on the Hudson.
Another miracle took place on the water when a helicopter made an emergency landing in the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading Helicopter Carrying WWE’s Shane McMahon Makes Emergency Landing in Ocean
Movie star Jennifer Lawrence had a bit of a scare over the weekend. The private plane she was flying aboard had to make an emergency landing when of the engines failed.
The Academy Award winner was flying from her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky (where she was visiting family) to New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport. Continue reading Private Plane Flying Movie Star Jennifer Lawrence Makes Emergency Landing
Airplanes are hit by lightning somewhat frequently but it rarely causes much issue. Airplanes are built to withstand lightning strikes but they can still cause problems at times.
An Air France plane was hit by lightning on May 19 and had to make an emergency landing. Continue reading Air France Flight Struck By Lightning, Makes Emergency Landing
From smartphones to severe turbulence to bird strikes, planes can make an emergency landing for a wide variety of reasons.
A couple of days back an American Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing due to a deer. Yes a deer… Continue reading American Airlines Plane Hits Deer, Makes Emergency Landing
Severe turbulence caused a United Airlines flight to make an emergency landing this morning.
The plane, a Boeing 767 was heading from Houston to London when turbulence caused the flight to land in Shannon, Ireland. Continue reading Turbulence During United Flight Causes Emergency Landing
United Airlines Flight 840 had to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff earlier in the week.
The flight was heading from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles when it “collided with birds” forcing the plane to land. Luckily nobody was injured due to the incident. Continue reading United Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due to Bird Strike
Rapper and Hip Hop star Lil Wayne had a seizure during a flight causing his private plane to make two emergency landings yesterday.
Wayne was flying from Milwaukee to California when the seizure took place. Continue reading Lil Wayne Has Seizure, Plane Makes Emergency Landing
An El Al plane carrying close to 300 people had to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana at Logan International Airport.
The plane, a Boeing 777 had warning lights go off showing a fire in the right engine. The plane landed around 6:00 AM. Continue reading El Al Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Billings, Montana
I’ve written about small airplanes making emergency landings a few times in 2014. During these landings, luckily nobody was seriously injured and they made for great stories.
I just came across a story from Sarasota County, Florida about a plane that was making an emergency landing on a beach. This time, unlike the other times, the landing had a sad and tragic ending. Continue reading Plane Makes Tragic Emergency Landing On Beach
