why did my plane make an emergency landing?
So i was on a flight from chicago to columbus ohio, very short flight, about 45 mins or so and like 30 minutes into the flight the pilot comes on and says were turning around, going back to chicago and making an emergency landing. i didnt notice anything though, no sudden drops or anything, everything seemed fine. im just curious as to why we had to make an emergency landing and why go all the way back to chicago when we were like 10 mins away from columbus. there was no bad weather in ohio thast day and also when we landed there was several fire trucks waiting for us there. it was kinda freaky but no one was ever told what was going on
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1 :
Maybe a warning light came on and the pilot was erring on the side of caution. He might've went back to Chicago because Columbus is a small airport, and might not have mechanics from that airline.
2 :
Going out on a limb here...but my guess would be that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft rather that there was extreme weather at Columbus airport and the pilot was not permitted to land. Was there bad weather on that day? Chicago was the closest and best airport no doubt, but I'm sure that they would have had to make some type of announcement on-board? You'd also know if it was an emergency landing as you would have had to have taken the brace position and you'd have been met by several emergency vehicles on the runway following the aircraft. If none of that happened then it was weather. Hope that makes you feel better :)
3 :
Whatever it was, the captain of the flight determined that something regarding the safety of the aircraft mandated a return to O'Hare Airport in Chicago (or Midway). It may have been something electronic or mechanical that could not be fixed in Columbus due to parts or no mechanics. Whatever the reason, it was serious enough to not land at Columbus. In situations like this, it is not really necessary for the passengers to know what the problem is, as many things on a jet airliner don't make any sense at all to the average passenger. Regards, Dan
4 :
Possibly the captain's girlfriend was left behind and he had to go back for her. Sounds more like bad weather or other problem on the ground at your destination - not allowed to land. Coulda been a sick passage, drunk passenger... hundreds of things. Unfortunately we're not always told - actually, make that very rarely told anything near the truth.
