[17 Jan 2008] BA38 lands short of the runway
Jan 17, 08, 6:11 am
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[17 Jan 2008] BA38 lands short of the runway
Just heard this from 2 sources, but no further details...
Jan 17, 08, 6:18 am
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BBC news 24 (not the website) saying people evacuated - seems to have attempted to land undercarriage up (eyewitness - either carriage was down but collapsed or no undercarriage) and didn't make it, but the plane is lying on end of runway, all left hand chutes deployed.
It is actually on the airfield though
It is actually on the airfield though
Jan 17, 08, 6:20 am
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Apparently brown was on the outbound rather than the plane which was involved in the incident which was inbound
Jan 17, 08, 6:21 am
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Aircraft written off on 27L threshold. Main gear collapse. Touchdown something like 240 metres short of runway. All door slides out. REports of pax ok, wing rupture. nose gear ok
Busy night for me then
Spottie.
Busy night for me then
Spottie.
