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DesertSpider
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Jan 17, 2008 - 10:16 PM |
 
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Do you think it was the extra luggage that Chinese people on the plane were carrying with them ? 
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/17/heathrow.incident/index.htm l
LONDON, England (CNN) -- An emergency operation is under way at London's Heathrow Airport after an inbound passenger jet crashlanded short of the runway on Thursday.
British Airways confirmed its flight BA38 from Beijing, China, was involved in the incident. Images showed the Boeing 777 grounded on tarmac several hundred meters short of the airport's south runway, close to a perimeter road, with its emergency chutes deployed.
The undercarriage and right engine of the aircraft appeared severely damaged, as if it had slid across the ground.
Tire tracks hundreds of meters long could be seen in the grass behind the plane, which was surrounded by fire engines and other emergency vehicles and appeared to have been doused in fire-fighting foam.
A spokesman for Heathrow -- the world's busiest airport -- said the flight had carried out an emergency landing at 12.42pm GMT.
In a statement, British Airways said all 136 passengers had been evacuated from the plane with three minor injuries.
Airport authorities said Heathrow's southern runway had been closed, but the northern runway remained open. But the incident immediately led to major delays for passengers.
A spokesman for London's Metropolitan Police said there was nothing to suggest the incident was terror-related.
The Boeing 777 is the mainstay of many airlines' long-haul fleets and has never been involved in a fatal accident. However, the aircraft involved in Thursday's incident appeared to have had a fortunate escape, having flown over heavily-populated west London suburbs before its crash landing.
"This is the closest we've come to a major catastrophe," CNN's Richard Quest said.
The incident occured as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was due to leave Heathrow for a visit to China and India. His flight was delayed but his jet was not directly involved, PA said.
British Airways has set up a helpline number in the UK for friends and relatives concerned for passengers involved in the incident: 0800 3894193. |
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Dazza
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Jan 18, 2008 - 12:27 AM |
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| A spokesman for London's Metropolitan Police said there was nothing to suggest the incident was terror-related. |
Propaganda to keep the population scared i bet.
That link would not load for me for some reason, from the British press with photos.
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DesertSpider
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Jan 18, 2008 - 10:16 AM |
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| A spokesman for London's Metropolitan Police said there was nothing to suggest the incident was terror-related. |
Propaganda to keep the population scared i bet.
That link would not load for me for some reason, from the British press with photos.
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Gotta keep "funding" flowing in right ? |
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Swiss-James
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Jan 18, 2008 - 11:26 AM |
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| "This is the closest we've come to a major catastrophe," CNN's Richard Quest said. |
I hate that wanker with a passion.
Good to see no major injuries anyway |
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mat
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Jan 18, 2008 - 12:35 PM |
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The plane came from Beijing. Maybe it is just Squatting! |
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Magnolia
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Jan 18, 2008 - 12:57 PM |
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fortunately no one was seriously injured.
damn. i thought those special codes were only for chinese pilots. |
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Dazza
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:02 PM |
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Seen the live pictures and footage from Sky News this morning, rumours amongst the pilots the power went on the aircraft before landing. Result the pilots had to glide it in, very lucky all of them.
For further reading visit the FORUM for pilots. |
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SirFiddler
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:07 PM |
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wasnt there a similar incident just a couple of days ago with a quantas flight that had to have an emergency landing in thailand ...power just went out as well.... |
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mat
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:22 PM |
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I think what happened was the hostess was an ex Kedi staff member, saw that the weather was above 5 degrees celsius just before landing in London, so switched all the power/fridges/etc.... off. |
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SirFiddler
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:33 PM |
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i also think that the injuries that occured where people already getting up from their seats to grab their luggage from the overhead bins.... |
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hammerforlife
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Jan 18, 2008 - 01:40 PM |
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Obviously too nose heavy as they were all up and queing at the front door to get off. |
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DesertSpider
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Jan 18, 2008 - 04:58 PM |
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Seen the live pictures and footage from Sky News this morning, rumours amongst the pilots the power went on the aircraft before landing. Result the pilots had to glide it in, very lucky all of them.
For further reading visit the FORUM for pilots. |
If that's true the pilot was lucky / smart to dump it in soft grass / mud.... asphalt would have produced an entirely different ending to this story. |
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Dazza
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Jan 18, 2008 - 08:51 PM |
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^ Indeed he almost hit the rooftops of some houses on the way in and skimmed the perimeter fence, but glide a plane in of that magnitude and size must be a huge feat. |
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greenmark
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Jan 25, 2008 - 02:13 PM |
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So reading this morning, it seems the focus of the investigation is that the fuel might have been contaminated.
fake kerosine anyone? |
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yu888
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Jan 25, 2008 - 05:09 PM |
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great...contaminated jet fuel...just what we need. 
Then again, its at the end of the tank on a long haul flight so the cumulative contaminants over time could be the culprits too... guess we shall see... |
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SnappySammy
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Jan 30, 2008 - 10:13 AM |
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Once again another "Happy Landing" |
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Diomed
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Jan 30, 2008 - 10:39 AM |
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dammit, i'm already scared shitless of flying |
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bougie
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Jan 30, 2008 - 07:24 PM |
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| Once again another "Happy Landing" |
Could be worst, it could be a happy ending 
[actually happy ending would be quite good  ] |
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SnappySammy
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Jan 30, 2008 - 10:01 PM |
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All landings have to be happy
Not all endings are happy. |
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