TagFAA Occurrences(31)
Information on unexpected events involving aircraft in motion, which are tracked by the FAA. These include everything from minor ground incidents (eg ‘runway incursions’) to serious in-flight emergencies (accidents).
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2025-02-25United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Newark Airport
NEWARK, New Jersey (PIX11) — A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday morning, according to Port Authority officials. United Flight 1544 took off from Newark Airport just before 6 a.m. and was heading toward Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, according to FlightAware. More: Latest News -
2025-02-25
Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway
By COREY WILLIAMS and KATHLEEN FOODY CHICAGO (AP) — Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another aircraft crossing the runway on Tuesday morning. Airport webcam video posted to X shows the Southwest plane approaching a runway just before 9 a.m. Tuesday -
2025-02-24
Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After ‘Possible Smoke’ in Plane, F.A.A. Says
Flight 876 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after the crew reported seeing haze in the flight deck. A flight headed for Columbia, S.C., from Atlanta turned back for an emergency landing on Monday after the crew reported “possible smoke” inside the aircraft. “Jesus Christ.” “Ladies and gentlemen, please breathe through your clothing. -
49 CFR Part 830 FAA Occurrences
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830 -
2025-02-18Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard survive
By MICHAEL CASEY and JOHN WAWROW Updated 3:48 AM PST, February 18, 2025 TORONTO (AP) — A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, the airport’s chief executive said. Snow blown by winds gusting to -
2025-02-17
Tracking FAA ‘Occurrences’ at Sea-Tac: a new focus
Sea-Tac Airport is in the midst of both Federal (NEPA) and State (SEPA) environmental reviews of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). These reviews will determine by how much, if any, the airport can safely expand in the coming years. A key factor in this review is the airport’s ability to manage an increasing number -
2025-02-12Plane goes off taxiway at Lambert International Airport
United Airlines Flight Skids Off Taxiway in St. Louis Amid Snowy Conditions A United Express CRJ-550, operated by GoJet Airlines, skidded off the taxiway after landing at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) on Wednesday morning. The aircraft, arriving from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), touched down on Runway 10:50 a.m. before veering into a -
2025-02-101 dead, 4 injured after jets collide at Scottsdale Airport
The incident occurred after the landing gear of a jet failed. By Clara McMichael, T. Michelle Murphy, Laryssa Demkiw, and Jennifer Watts February 10, 2025, 7:22 PM One person is dead and four others are injured after a Bombardier Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing at Scottsdale Airport and crashed into a Gulfstream -
2025-02-08Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard are dead, authorities say
Guard via AP) By BECKY BOHRER and HALLIE GOLDEN The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice, and all 10 people on board were dead, authorities said. The crash was one of