No one was injured when a small aircraft made an emergency landing at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Wednesday morning. Haley Abbas, Public Information Officer for the Ford Airport, said the emergency response team received an alert about the aircraft needing to land around 8:11 a.

No one was injured Wednesday afternoon when a small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Byron. "We had a report of a plane crash at the west end of Stub Road north of Byron," said Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle.

The pilot successfully landed the plane on grass, where the aircraft skidded to a stop, officials said. No injuries or fuel leakage were reported, and the aircraft suffered only minimal damage

A United Airlines flight was forced to turn back around after hitting a coyote during takeoff. None of the 167 passengers or six crew members were injured, but the Boeing plane had to quickly turn back around to Chicago O’Hare Airport to check the landing gear.

Orange Fire Department dispatchers were notified by officials at Fitchburg Airport that an incoming plane with landing gear problems would be landing at Orange Airport.

A Cathay Pacific flight from Boston was forced to make a U-turn early Monday as smoke filled the cabin just 30 minutes after takeoff, according to reports. The pilot of flight CX811 called through a mayday soon after taking off from Logan International Airport for Hong Kong around 2:30 a.