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• Small plane forced landing

  July 14, 2011 6:27 AM

  FALCON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a pilot has walked away uninjured after a forced landing in a field northeast of Colorado Springs. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office tells The Gazette that 70-year-old Robert Myers was flying from Alamosa to Meadowlake Airport near Colorado Springs Wednesday when his... more »

• Pilot hurt when planes crashes at Iowa airport

  June 19, 2011 3:49 PM

  ALBIA, Iowa (AP) - The pilot of a single-engine plane has been hurt in a crash near the Albia airport. Albia police told WHO-TV that Robert Bult was standing near the plane when rescuers arrived at the crash site Saturday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital with cuts... more »

• Plane towed from runway at Pueblo airport

  May 21, 2011 1:40 PM

  An aircraft mechanic from the Pueblo Memorial Airport is towing a small plane off of the runway after it made an emergency "wheels up" landing just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Emergency crews were able to get the plane's landing gear to drop once it was on the ground and... more »

• Pilot is safe after landing without landing gear at Pueblo Airport

  May 21, 2011 1:00 PM

  Pueblo firefighters say the pilot of a small aircraft survived an emergency landing without landing gear Saturday morning. The plane made a belly landing on a run east of the airport terminal. There were no passengers on board and firefighters say the pilot walked away from the plane. more »

• UPDATE: Emergency landing at Pueblo Airport

  May 21, 2011 12:31 PM

  Just a few seconds ago, a small aircraft with only a single pilot aboard made an emergency wheels-up landing at the Pueblo Regional Airport. Emergency crews on scene reported that the aircraft made the landing and the pilot was able to get out of the aircraft unassisted and uninjured. ... more »

• Pueblo airport emergency landing

  May 21, 2011 12:21 PM

  We have just gotten word that an aircraft is preparing to make an emergency landing at the Pueblo Regional Airport with a landing gear malfunction. Early reports say that the pilot is attempting to get the landing gear locked down but have not been able to get a landing gear... more »

• Reality TV copter crew goes down near Pa. campus

  May 1, 2011 3:17 PM

  INDIANA, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a helicopter carrying a reality television crew crashed near Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the four people aboard were taken to hospitals, but no fatalities were reported. The helicopter went down shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday between two apartment buildings,... more »

• Air Natl. Guard C-130 makes emergency landing at C.S. Airport

  April 17, 2011 2:00 PM

  Colorado Springs Fire Department and Airport Emergency crews have been on stand by for an aircraft emergency at the Colorado Springs Airport. The initial report came in around 10:30am Sunday of an Air Force C-130 Hercules with a landing gear problem. The crew of 5 aboard the aircraft circled... more »

• 72-year-old pilot uninjured in small plane mishap

  April 13, 2011 7:42 PM

  The pilot of a small plane that flipped at the Meadow Lake Airport just after noon was identified as Henry Bartlett, 72, of Colorado Springs. The plane was attempting a landing when it flipped over. It came to rest upside down. Bartlett was not injured and there were... more »

• UPDATE: Passengers from diverted flight make new flight plans.

  March 13, 2011 3:14 PM

  Passengers from Southwest Airlines, flight number 1646 which was diverted to Colorado Springs following a declared emergency and landing are currently in the Colorado Springs Airport waiting to changes to their flight plans to make it to their connecting flights or final destinations. Southwest Airlines flight number 1646 was... more »

• Southwest Airlines 737 lands safely after declaring emergency.

  March 13, 2011 2:17 PM

  A Southwest Airline flight from Phoenix, AZ was diverted to the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport when the flight crew declared an emergency with smoke in the cockpit. The emergency was declared at 11:10am and the aircraft made a safe landing at 11:40am and was met by emergency crews. Once crews... more »

• UPDATE: Delta Airlines 757 makes emergency landing at Colorado Springs Airport

  December 30, 2010 1:05 PM

  "We're a little shaky still, but it's good to be on the ground," says Jace Walker, a passenger on Delta flight 1921. Walker is still trying to catch his breath from the ride he just got off of. "It was like a movie almost; the guy came on and... more »

• Colorado Springs Airport on standby for emergency landing

  December 30, 2010 12:48 PM

  At around 10:40am Colorado Springs Airport made a call for an aircraft emergency. The alert stated that a Boeing 747 with 224 passengers on board was making an emergency landing due to engine trouble. It is unknown where the flight was from or heading. We have a crew at the... more »

• Plane lands safely at JFK airport; no sign of fire

  November 21, 2010 6:44 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say a Moscow-bound flight with an engine problem returned safely to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport during an emergency landing. No one was injured. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker says Delta Flight 30 landed before 6 p.m. Sunday and taxied to the... more »

• Search to resume for F-16 fuel tanks

  July 23, 2010 8:37 AM

  The Colorado Air National Guard will resume its search today for external fuel tanks jettisoned over open country as the pilot of an F-16 prepared to make an emergency landing in Colorado Springs. The fighter landed without incident. Maj. Nicole David says the tanks aren't dangerous but are important... more »

• Touch down! Space shuttle back safely on Earth

  May 26, 2010 8:54 AM

  Space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth with 6 astronauts, perhaps ending the flying career of this shuttle. Atlantis logged its 120-millionth mile shortly after midnight, accumulated over 32 flights. Only two shuttle missions remain, by NASA's two other spaceships. NASA is pushing for one more flight for Atlantis, which... more »

• Space shuttle Atlantis aims for morning touchdown

  May 26, 2010 8:24 AM

  Space shuttle Atlantis is about to wrap up its flying career. Atlantis and its six-man crew are scheduled to land Wednesday in Florida and end NASA's third-to-last shuttle flight. Mission Control says rain could interfere, however, and keep the shuttle in orbit an extra day. The lead flight... more »

• Astronauts to make final inspection of Atlantis

  May 24, 2010 8:31 AM

  The Atlantis astronauts have some surveying work ahead of them, now that they're flying free of the International Space Station. The six shuttle astronauts will pull out their newly repaired inspection boom today to check for any micrometeorite damage that might have occurred during the past week and a... more »

• Airplane hit-and-run in Colorado

  April 28, 2010 4:44 PM

  Authorities say the pilot of a small plane left the scene on foot after crash-landing and hitting a car near Boulder Municipal Airport. Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough says the crash occurred at about noon Wednesday as the pilot appeared to be landing. No injuries were reported. ... more »

• Rain, overcast sky delays space shuttle's return

  April 19, 2010 9:22 AM

  Cloudy weather in Florida will keep space shuttle Discovery in orbit an extra day. Mission Control decided to skip both landing opportunities Monday morning. The next attempt to bring Discovery and its seven astronauts home will come shortly after sunrise Tuesday. On Monday, the sky cleared somewhat as the morning... more »

• Passenger plane snaps in half on landing

  April 13, 2010 1:00 PM

  An Indonesian passenger plane carrying more than 100 people veered off a runway as it landed in Papua, then snapped in half as it came to rest in a nearby river, a transport ministry official said on Tuesday. About 20 passengers and a member of the cabin crew on... more »

• Small plane lands on I-80 near Reno

  February 22, 2010 2:52 PM

  A pilot has successfully landed his ailing single-engine plane on Interstate 80 a few miles east of Reno. Nevada State Trooper Chuck Allen says the plane, carrying the pilot and two passengers, apparently experienced some mechanical difficultly before setting down on the highway's westbound lanes after 10 a.m. PST.... more »

• Infant dies on Colorado-bound plane

  January 21, 2010 8:29 AM

  A 2-month-old boy has died after he stopped breathing on a United Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County sheriff's Sgt. Philip Wentzel said Thursday the infant was with his parents on a flight from Detroit to Denver Wednesday afternoon when he stopped breathing. Wentzel... more »

• Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag

  November 23, 2009 11:03 AM

  A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday to take care of some odd jobs at the International Space station. Dr. Robert Satcher Jr. and Randolph Bresnik - the father of a new baby girl - got started on the work... more »

• Rain, wind keep space shuttle flying extra day

  September 11, 2009 9:40 AM

  NASA needs to pick a coast today for a landing of the space shuttle Discovery. The preferred landing spot is in Florida. But storm clouds may keep the shuttle away, forcing the astronauts to touch down in California. Florida landings are preferred because the cross-country ferry trip eats up $1.7... more »