Small Plane Crash at SJC
Feb 24, 2015, 12:12 pm
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Small Plane Crash at SJC
A small twin engine turboprop has one wing in the dirt at SJC. No fire, but lots of activity. Occurred around 10:45 this morning.
Long time lurker, but first time posting, seemed like a good one to start with. Can anyone tell me how to add a photo?
Long time lurker, but first time posting, seemed like a good one to start with. Can anyone tell me how to add a photo?
Feb 24, 2015, 2:14 pm
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For attaching photos, specific instructions are found here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...phy-forum.html
Feb 24, 2015, 7:29 pm
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http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-...planes-landing
Here is the link from the mercury news. It looks like the landing gear malfunctioned. There picture is much better than mine, but there is no way I can forget seeing that happen!
Here is the link from the mercury news. It looks like the landing gear malfunctioned. There picture is much better than mine, but there is no way I can forget seeing that happen!
Feb 24, 2015, 8:12 pm
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Feb 24, 2015, 9:37 pm
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Please follow the thread as it moves to the San Francisco forum. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.
Feb 28, 2015, 9:47 pm
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Wow. Great photo!
As I always say,
"If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going!"
Great first post. Thanks.
"If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going!"
Great first post. Thanks.
Mar 1, 2015, 2:34 pm
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Wow, I flew out of there about 2 hours before that happened.
SJC has 2 runways - 30L where this happened is the runway normally used for smaller planes. Scheduled flights almost always go from 30R/12L which is why there would have been no impact to normal operations.
SJC has 2 runways - 30L where this happened is the runway normally used for smaller planes. Scheduled flights almost always go from 30R/12L which is why there would have been no impact to normal operations.
Mar 1, 2015, 3:17 pm
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An attorney flying his twin-engine plane from Southern California to Mineta San Jose International Airport for a client meeting was forced into an emergency landing after a landing-gear malfunctioned Tuesday morning, but he was still apparently able to make his appointment.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:30 pm
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http://www.airnav.com/airport/sjc
From the picture and the closeness of the buildings, it looks as if the aircraft landed on runway 29, and, as you correctly pointed out, why commercial traffic was not significantly disrupted.
Mar 3, 2015, 12:36 am
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RY 11/29 CLSD INDEFLY. NOW TWY W1. SURFACE IS USABLE ONLY AS TAXIWAY.
I flew out of SJC this morning. We left from 12L. Whilst we were taxing another commercial flight landed on 12L, and a small private jet took off from 12R.
Based on the NOTAM's, it looks like 11/29 was closed last July.
!SJC 07/002 SJC RWY 11/29 CHANGED TO TWY W1 1407022159-1507040659EST
!SJC 07/001 SJC RWY 11/29 CLSD 1407022144-1507040659EST
If you look on Google Maps satellite view you can see that they have blacked out the runway numbers at each end - although they covered "11" with 2 straight black strips, so you can still easily make out that it was previously runway 11.
Last edited by docbert; Mar 3, 2015 at 12:46 am
Mar 5, 2015, 10:59 am
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From that very page :
RY 11/29 CLSD INDEFLY. NOW TWY W1. SURFACE IS USABLE ONLY AS TAXIWAY.
I flew out of SJC this morning. We left from 12L. Whilst we were taxing another commercial flight landed on 12L, and a small private jet took off from 12R.
Based on the NOTAM's, it looks like 11/29 was closed last July.
!SJC 07/002 SJC RWY 11/29 CHANGED TO TWY W1 1407022159-1507040659EST
!SJC 07/001 SJC RWY 11/29 CLSD 1407022144-1507040659EST
If you look on Google Maps satellite view you can see that they have blacked out the runway numbers at each end - although they covered "11" with 2 straight black strips, so you can still easily make out that it was previously runway 11.
RY 11/29 CLSD INDEFLY. NOW TWY W1. SURFACE IS USABLE ONLY AS TAXIWAY.
I flew out of SJC this morning. We left from 12L. Whilst we were taxing another commercial flight landed on 12L, and a small private jet took off from 12R.
Based on the NOTAM's, it looks like 11/29 was closed last July.
!SJC 07/002 SJC RWY 11/29 CHANGED TO TWY W1 1407022159-1507040659EST
!SJC 07/001 SJC RWY 11/29 CLSD 1407022144-1507040659EST
If you look on Google Maps satellite view you can see that they have blacked out the runway numbers at each end - although they covered "11" with 2 straight black strips, so you can still easily make out that it was previously runway 11.