V-Flyer

Has anyone else seen this story - it's on Sky News right now - a BA 777 from Beijing is off the runway at LHR.

Looks like a full evacuation has taken place.

Current story here







Edit by mod for housekeeping purposes... thread moved to BA forum.. Nick

Just on the BBC news now - looks like it landed short of the runway, and it looks like part of the wing has gone into the cabin too. Quite a serious incident, seems that everyone is ok but one that I imagine will cause a lot of delays.

link to sky news page It is BA 38 from Beijing.

Both Sky News and BBC are bringing up the fact that the Prime Minister's flight is now delayed because of this - who cares - at least everyone has managed to get off this aircraft safely!

Link to BBC Story.

FM

idiotic news channels! who gives a toss about the prime minister![V]

Watching pictures on the BBC world now. Lucky escape for all. Thankfully

Looking at the picture currently on the BBC article, looks like the landing gear has ripped through the wing. It would appear a very serious incident has been avoided.

Award for stupid question - 'Now you have calmed down, do you feel lucky to have escaped unharmed?' WTF!!!!

Thank goodness everyone is OK.

This however, made me laugh !

'The Prime Minster's chartered British Airways 747 is stranded by its departure gate.' 'Mr Brown is accompanied by 25 leading businessmen including Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson.' [:D]

Originally posted by andrew.m.wright
The Prime Minster's chartered British Airways 747 ... accompanied by 25 leading businessmen

Forgetting for a moment about RB on a BA plane: FFS a whole 747 for the trip. Either the report is bollocks or we're all going to hell in a handcart. Remember all those CO2 emissions Gordon.

Hopefully a case of the truth getting in the way of a good story.

H

I suspect down the back is full of all the attendant minor diplomats, PA's, protection officers and most of the Downing St press pack.

Wrong plane then?

The BBC webpage is now showing the actual touchdown point. Well short of the runway. So short in fact I think BA will be partnering up with Flymo.

BBC are now reporting that the aircraft lost all power on approach

Lucky nobody was hurt. Wouldn't have liked to be sitting near that wing though. At least it will make passengers (me) pay more attention to safety procedures.

Nasty, very nasty. I am delighted everyone got off safely.

Very reminicent of the BMI plane that came down short at West Midlands a few years ago. If I recall on that occassion they lost one engine and then shut-down the good one by mistake.

FM

And the Air Transat flight 236 in 2001. The Airbus glided into the Azores with no electrics after running out of fuel. Most of the tyres blew on landing due to the speed

What I want to know is that Sky report that a system failure caused the under carriage to fail, however, that does not explain why the aircraft landed several hundred feet short. Someone previously posted about a complete power fail but I would like to hear the full story - Still give it 10 years and we may find out the minute detail in an episode of Air Crash Investigation.

Paul

Originally posted by andrew.m.wright
And the Air Transat flight 236 in 2001. The Airbus glided into the Azores with no electrics after running out of fuel. Most of the tyres blew on landing due to the speed

Well let's add to the speculation ... the undercarriage has torn through both wings and probably the belly too and yet no fire at all ... [:?]

G-YMMM

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1091031/L/

Originally posted by McMaddog

Originally posted by andrew.m.wright
And the Air Transat flight 236 in 2001. The Airbus glided into the Azores with no electrics after running out of fuel. Most of the tyres blew on landing due to the speed

Well let's add to the speculation ... the undercarriage has torn through both wings and probably the belly too and yet no fire at all ... [:?]

My thoughts as well.
Though the crew tend to know in advance if they are going to run out of fuel.

Lets hope the lessons are learnt quickly. This is a little too close to home for the nervous flyer in me.

Incredible pictures of the crash - and amazing and wonderful that only minor injuries to the crew and passengers. All credit to the crew and all concerned in making this safe.

I'm a guesser, but that close to the runway, could it only be a clear power failure or a massive instrument failure ...

The BBC report mentions some tosspot MP saying this underlines concerns about extending the airport - get a grip of reality I say (oh and don't whatever you get in a car any soon if you think that!).

Very lucky the a/c didn't catch fire having slid across the runway. Narrowly averted disaster imo.

45.

Originally posted by JAT74L
G-YMMM

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1091031/L/

Nice photo John! Really do like your photos, maybe you can do us a photography masterclass at a future social! [y]

Originally posted by VS045
Very lucky the a/c didn't catch fire having slid across the runway. Narrowly averted disaster imo.

45.

Looking at the pictures on the BBC web site, it seems to have slid along the grass between the perimeter fence and the start of the runway.