Plane overshoots runway @ Madrid airport

Plane overshoots runway @ Madrid airport

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oobster

Original Poster:

7,434 posts

226 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Just seen the Breaking News on BBC News 24

A plane has overshot the runway at Madrid Barajas airport (Terminal 4) and 'deaths are feared'.

gazza_3

6,419 posts

223 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Just turned over now. Spanair, haven't they had A few issues before?

Edited by gazza_3 on Wednesday 20th August 14:21

Fly Boy

1,282 posts

256 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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On CNN now, Spanair 160pax onboard & onfire eek

Hope they all get off ok

dan1981

17,729 posts

214 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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bbc linky

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7572643.stm

how do you "slip off" on take off???

Fittster

20,120 posts

228 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Fly Boy said:
On CNN now, Spanair 160pax onboard & onfire eek

Hope they all get off ok
What does 160pax mean?

_Batty_

12,268 posts

265 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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2 dead 20 injured apparently...
engine fire on left...

Edited by _Batty_ on Wednesday 20th August 14:26


Edited by _Batty_ on Wednesday 20th August 14:26

gazza_3

6,419 posts

223 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Fittster said:
Fly Boy said:
On CNN now, Spanair 160pax onboard & onfire eek

Hope they all get off ok
What does 160pax mean?



160 Passengers.

ALawson

7,925 posts

266 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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160 passengers.

NDA

23,168 posts

240 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Fittster said:
What does 160pax mean?
It's Spanish miles per hour.

HTH

Bee_Jay

2,599 posts

263 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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That flight should be an Airbus A321. Interesting that it happened on take-off...

gazza_3

6,419 posts

223 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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They are saying its an engine fire, I doubt that could cause an aircraft to crash. They could have stopped I.E before V1 and if not they could have taken off I.E after V1. Well I think thats right hehe

El Capitano

1,155 posts

208 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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gazza_3 said:
They are saying its an engine fire, I doubt that could cause an aircraft to crash. They could have stopped I.E before V1 and if not they could have taken off I.E after V1. Well I think thats right hehe
yup...

pilot error im assuming

Munter

31,330 posts

256 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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These things never normally come down to 1 thing though do they. It'll be Engine fire = problem 1 and some other unknown problem which left the plane unable to deal with problem 1.

Bee_Jay

2,599 posts

263 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Sorry I was wrong, it is an MD-82...

Edited by Bee_Jay on Wednesday 20th August 14:37

gazza_3

6,419 posts

223 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Bee_Jay said:
Sorry I was wrong, it is an MD-82...

Edited by Bee_Jay on Wednesday 20th August 14:37


I wonder if the engine problem may hav damaged one of the rear control surfaces?

_Batty_

12,268 posts

265 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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maybe none dead smile

Bee_Jay

2,599 posts

263 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Indeed, engine fire in an MD-82 would give you serious issues with rear control surfaces, plus having to very quickly deal with a thrust imbalance - recipe for disaster...

Vipers

33,270 posts

243 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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I can see another 20 pages at least!

smile

Roop

6,012 posts

299 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Bee_Jay said:
Sorry I was wrong, it is an MD-82...
Didn't know those things were still flying...!!!

phumy

5,796 posts

252 months

Wednesday 20th August 2008
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gazza_3 said:
Bee_Jay said:
Sorry I was wrong, it is an MD-82...

Edited by Bee_Jay on Wednesday 20th August 14:37


I wonder if the engine problem may hav damaged one of the rear control surfaces?
Nothing like good old speculation, what! rolleyes