Brum Airport incident
Discussion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g73rvzm20t
"Following an aircraft incident, the runway is temporarily closed.
"We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause.
"We will keep passengers already at the airport informed and those due to travel later today are advised to check the status of their flight before coming to the airport.
"We will continue to issue updates when we can."
"Following an aircraft incident, the runway is temporarily closed.
"We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause.
"We will keep passengers already at the airport informed and those due to travel later today are advised to check the status of their flight before coming to the airport.
"We will continue to issue updates when we can."
Undercarriage failed to fully retract, aircraft returned to Birmingham rather than continue, undercarriage wasn't locked and gradually squished down (technical term) and the aircraft made what was really quite a graceful landing, all things considered. Video on the BBC coverage page at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5rdj0z56lo
3 people on board, 1 minor injury to the only passenger. Good work by the pilot anyway.
Various reports on the media of Karens claiming it is the worst thing ever, everything's terrible and compo compo compo. Oh, and the NEC next door has a beer festival on and they are offering a free pint to anyone who rolls up with a boarding pass.
3 people on board, 1 minor injury to the only passenger. Good work by the pilot anyway.
Various reports on the media of Karens claiming it is the worst thing ever, everything's terrible and compo compo compo. Oh, and the NEC next door has a beer festival on and they are offering a free pint to anyone who rolls up with a boarding pass.
Why does it take so long to remove the aircraft from the runway? The BBC reported it as the crash investigation needed the time but it's the same when there's a crash on the motorway. It takes so long. In this case, the cause was obvious. Why the landing gear failed could be investigated away from the runway.
Mars said:
Why does it take so long to remove the aircraft from the runway? The BBC reported it as the crash investigation needed the time but it's the same when there's a crash on the motorway. It takes so long. In this case, the cause was obvious. Why the landing gear failed could be investigated away from the runway.
Brum only has one runway, so this will shut it down. Interesting why one passenger was getting a Kingair to Belfast when Easyjet will get you there for a fraction of the price.hidetheelephants said:
Mars said:
Why does it take so long to remove the aircraft from the runway? The BBC reported it as the crash investigation needed the time but it's the same when there's a crash on the motorway. It takes so long. In this case, the cause was obvious. Why the landing gear failed could be investigated away from the runway.
Brum only has one runway, so this will shut it down. Interesting why one passenger was getting a Kingair to Belfast when Easyjet will get you there for a fraction of the price.Mars said:
hidetheelephants said:
Mars said:
Why does it take so long to remove the aircraft from the runway? The BBC reported it as the crash investigation needed the time but it's the same when there's a crash on the motorway. It takes so long. In this case, the cause was obvious. Why the landing gear failed could be investigated away from the runway.
Brum only has one runway, so this will shut it down. Interesting why one passenger was getting a Kingair to Belfast when Easyjet will get you there for a fraction of the price.hidetheelephants said:
Mars said:
hidetheelephants said:
Mars said:
Why does it take so long to remove the aircraft from the runway? The BBC reported it as the crash investigation needed the time but it's the same when there's a crash on the motorway. It takes so long. In this case, the cause was obvious. Why the landing gear failed could be investigated away from the runway.
Brum only has one runway, so this will shut it down. Interesting why one passenger was getting a Kingair to Belfast when Easyjet will get you there for a fraction of the price.
Mars said:
hidetheelephants said:
Mars said:
hidetheelephants said:
Mars said:
Why does it take so long to remove the aircraft from the runway? The BBC reported it as the crash investigation needed the time but it's the same when there's a crash on the motorway. It takes so long. In this case, the cause was obvious. Why the landing gear failed could be investigated away from the runway.
Brum only has one runway, so this will shut it down. Interesting why one passenger was getting a Kingair to Belfast when Easyjet will get you there for a fraction of the price.
The AAIB will have needed time to get on site from Farnborough and time to gather what information and evidence they needed from the aircraft before it was moved.
Once their tasks were concluded, the airport will have needed to get the aircraft removed, remove any debris from the runway and assess and repair as necessary any damage to the runway surface.
That's why it takes a while.
hidetheelephants said:
Interesting why one passenger was getting a Kingair to Belfast when Easyjet will get you there for a fraction of the price.
It was a positioning flight for the airline (Woodgate Aviation).Funky Squirrel said:
I'm curious, when a runway is shut down for something like this, is the pilot/owner fined or do they have insurance for disruption events like this?
The aircraft will be insured and the insurance includes third party liability.GliderRider said:
An undercarriage failing to retract is hardly an incident that needs the aeroplane on the ground ASAP. Why not divert to a minor airfield, e.g. Kemble, where very few will be inconvenienced?
An undercarriage failure can result in significant harm to the aircraft and occupants upon landing.Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service requirements are categorised based on aircraft length. A B200 Super King Air is 13-14m long, placing it in RFFS Cat 3.
Coventry is Cat A1 with Cat 1 only available Tues-Sat. This is basically Land Rovers with fire extinguishers.
Kemble is Cat A2.
So neither are equipped or trained to deal with aircraft of this size.
Birmingham, on the other hand, is Cat A9, able to handle almost everything short of an A380.
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