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Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 13:33
by DispatchDragon
Just caught the end of the morning news as I was leaving work
There appears to be a BA 777 off the end of the runway at LHR
I hope everyhting is ok
Leif
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 13:38
by Hot_Charlie
DispatchDragon wrote:Just caught the end of the morning news as I was leaving work
There appears to be a BA 777 off the end of the runway at LHR
I hope everyhting is ok
Leif
Not off the end,
it's only just reached the end! Appears to have landed 3 or 400yards short on the grass coming to rest on the threshold. Weather appears fine too.
BBC are reporting it had been an in flight emergency.
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 13:38
by RAF_Quantum
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 13:39
by Garry Russell
Hi Leif
Just saw about it
Landed short
3 minor injuries
No further injured
BA 38 from Bejing Boeing 777
On it's belly wing crumpled looks a write off
LHR closed
Garry
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 13:46
by Nigel H-J
Wonder if it lost power at the critical stage of landing?
Or was it down to pilot error?
At least there were no serious casualties.
Nigel.
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 13:48
by Garry Russell
Too early to say Nigel
If the wind there is gusting in showers anything like it is here then that may have been a factor........but there is no way anyone will be in a position to even speculate just now
Garry
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 13:51
by DispatchDragon
Thank you gents
Fox News (murdochs trash TV) showed it and made it sound like the end of the world - Glad nothing serious although
I think that 777 maybe gone to beer cans .
Leif
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 14:12
by ianhind
According to the BBC it is the South runway. Not much distance from where the flightpath crosses the A30 to the 27L threshold, so it must have been l..o..w.. over the road.
Good that no serious casualties reported.
How long is it going to take to move a 777 from the runway - I imagine the flight schedules are crazy now.
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 14:16
by Garry Russell
I would have though they could use the other runway for landing and that runway could be used for take offs using a reduced length as the 777 seems close to the end.
Garry
Re: Heathrow
Posted: 17 Jan 2008, 14:20
by cstorey
It is way off the runway. I have just seen a video of it and it does not look to be near T4, but on the grass probably to the south of 27R. It is , thank goodness, the most amazing lucky escape not only for those on board but for those on the ground it did not collide with