Tag: emergency landing
NEWS May 12, 2026 A Southwest 737's Cockpit Windscreen Shattered at Cruising Altitude Over Oklahoma A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency diversion to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 12, 2026, after its cockpit windscreen began to crack and then shatter while cruising over the state. Read More →
NEWS Apr 21, 2026 A Cockpit Display Fell and Knocked Out a Southwest Pilot Mid-Takeoff A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 was forced to declare an emergency and return to Las Vegas after the captain was struck on the head by a detached Head-Up Display unit during the takeoff roll. Read More →
NEWS Apr 15, 2026 Why an American Airlines A321 Oven Triggered an Emergency Diversion and a Federal Investigation What began as a routine Monday afternoon domestic flight on April 13 ended with an unscheduled touchdown in the Arizona desert, a 3.5-hour delay, a maintenance inspection on the ground, and a Federal Aviation Administration inquiry. Read More →
NEWS Apr 08, 2026 Cape Air Flight Forced to Turn Back After Cabin Door Opens Mid-Air Over Nantucket A routine early-morning commuter flight from one of New England's most iconic island destinations turned alarming on Monday when the upper portion of a Cape Air aircraft's main cabin door swung open over Nantucket Sound. Read More →
NEWS Feb 04, 2026 Medical Emergency Forces Delta Flight to Make Emergency Overweight Landing in Dublin Emergency protocols were activated at Dublin Airport (DUB) in the early hours of Monday morning as a Delta Air Lines widebody jet, laden with thousands of pounds of transatlantic fuel, executed a high-stakes "heavyweight" landing to address a medical crisis on board. Read More →
NEWS Jan 27, 2026 High-Altitude Research Plane Makes Dramatic Belly Landing at Ellington Airport At approximately 11:30 a.m. local time, the NASA WB-57 Canberra, one of only three such vintage aircraft still in operation globally, encountered a critical landing gear failure while returning to base. Witnesses and dramatic cell phone footage captured the moment the aircraft touched down on Runway 17R-35L without its wheels deployed. Read More →
NEWS Jan 02, 2026 EasyJet Airbus A320 Emergency Landing at Lamezia Terme easyJet Europe Airbus A320-200 was involved in a serious aviation incident on the morning of December 27, 2025, after suffering an uncontained engine failure during its descent into Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF). Read More →
NEWS Dec 13, 2025 Engine Failure Forces United 777 Emergency Landing, Starts Brush Fire at Dulles Airport A United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER bound for Tokyo made a safe emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Saturday afternoon after an engine failure shortly after takeoff ignited a brush fire near the runway. All 275 passengers and 15 crew members aboard United Flight 803 were reported uninjured. Read More →
NEWS Dec 30, 2024 Air Canada Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due to Landing Gear Issue An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing due to issues with the landing gear. All 73 passengers are reportedly uninjured. Read More →
NEWS Oct 13, 2024 Alaska Airlines 737 Windshield Cracks, Forces Emergency Landing in Montana Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 made an unscheduled landing in Missoula, Montana, after the flight deck windshield cracked mid-flight. The airline issued a statement confirming the diversion resulted from a crack in the flight deck window. Read More →