BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed

w8cmp · 01-17-2008, 08:28 AM

Just looking at reports on TV right now that a BA B777 landed short at Heathrow and suffered main gear collapse. The aircraft is sitting right on the threshold in a substantially complete state, though it's on its engine nacelles rather than the gear, and has been doused with foam.

BA report 3 minor injuries after passengers were evacuated via the slides, but otherwise everyone is fine.

Probably worth a look on the BBC News website for more as they have their helicopter up and covering the scene right now.

All flights in and out have been halted, and listening to London ATC right now, everything is being diverted elsewhere...

flyingdoc · 01-17-2008, 08:57 AM

Glad everyone is OK but is that ever going to **** every flight to and from London for the next day!!!

Rex · 01-17-2008, 08:59 AM

From the Latest Updates From Heathrow |Sky News|Home

Here are the latest updates from the scene. Click here to refresh the page for the latest news.
:: The British Airways incident helpline is 0800 389 4193.
:: A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said three passengers were *****sed for minor injuries following the incident.
:: Delays to flights are expected.
:: Pictures of the plane showed the undercarriage of the aircraft severely damaged as if it had slid across the ground.
:: Serious damage to the right engine could be seen.
:: Scotland Yard say there is nothing to suggest the incident is terror-related.
:: A Heathrow airport spokesman said: "A British Airways flight arriving from Beijing carried out an emergency landing at 12.42pm.
:: The Heathrow southern runway has been closed, but the northern runway remains open.
:: The plane involved was a Boeing 777.
:: A passenger on the affected plane reportedly phoned his wife to say his aeroplane had crash landed, but that people had been led off safely.
:: Witnesses said around six fire engines were at the scene of the incident. The aircraft's emergency chute appeared to have been deployed.
:: The incident took place as the Prime Minister was due to leave Heathrow for China and India. His flight has been delayed.
:: British Airways said there had been "an incident" at Heathrow involving flight BA38 from Beijing but would give no further details.

Ferihegy · 01-17-2008, 09:41 AM

CHECK out this video:ITN - BA passenger jet crash lands at Heathrow

w8cmp · 01-17-2008, 09:51 AM

More pics and video on the BBC website:

BBC NEWS | England | London | Airliner crash lands at Heathrow

CBL · 01-17-2008, 10:08 AM

from the web, it guess it will be WO. Hopefully, nobody was injured.

CO777 · 01-17-2008, 10:53 AM

Yeah this aircraft will be WO! Only 136 passengers onboard and nobody was injured.
It must be the total chaos at LHR with only one runway open.

furryforest · 01-17-2008, 10:56 AM

More chaos for Heathrow and BA. All BA short haul flights have been cancelled. Glad everyone is okay though.

Just read that the aircraft lost all power and had to glide in for a landing. If this is true its an excellent effort by the pilot that everyone walked away.

Jumping to the future-i'll be interested to see if this bird makes it back to the skies.

cathay250 · 01-17-2008, 11:06 AM

Lucky everyone got out only with minor injuries! More Chaos for LHR as there are lots of delays to flights as well as cancellations. I wonder when this runway will be re-opened? perhaps tomorrow or the day after? This is sure to put many flights delayed over the next few hours or days at Heathrow.

furryforest · 01-17-2008, 11:10 AM

Apparently the southern runway has reopened at 1430 hours

w8cmp · 01-17-2008, 11:13 AM

Apparently pilots report total loss of all power, avionics, hydraulics shortly before touchdown, so they had to effectively glide it in on that short approach.

Testimony to the skill of the flight crew and strength on the aircraft though...

Rammstein · 01-17-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by furryforest

More chaos for Heathrow and BA. All BA short haul flights have been cancelled. Glad everyone is okay though.

Just read that the aircraft lost all power and had to glide in for a landing. If this is true its an excellent effort by the pilot that everyone walked away.

Jumping to the future-i'll be interested to see if this bird makes it back to the skies.

Somthing tells me 50/50 chance. I mean the left wing is completly trashed and the main gear is gone, but it could stand a chance.

cathay250 · 01-17-2008, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rammstein

Somthing tells me 50/50 chance. I mean the left wing is completly trashed and the main gear is gone, but it could stand a chance.

I dunno! We'll see

furryforest · 01-17-2008, 11:28 AM

Maybe they can get QANTAS to have a look at it

Rex · 01-17-2008, 11:44 AM

What a mess....

01-17-2008, 08:28 AM	#1
w8cmp Earning My Wings Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ronford, Essex Posts: 7	BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed Just looking at reports on TV right now that a BA B777 landed short at Heathrow and suffered main gear collapse. The aircraft is sitting right on the threshold in a substantially complete state, though it's on its engine nacelles rather than the gear, and has been doused with foam. BA report 3 minor injuries after passengers were evacuated via the slides, but otherwise everyone is fine. Probably worth a look on the BBC News website for more as they have their helicopter up and covering the scene right now. All flights in and out have been halted, and listening to London ATC right now, everything is being diverted elsewhere...

01-17-2008, 08:57 AM	#2
flyingdoc Operations Director Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 6,192	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed Glad everyone is OK but is that ever going to **** every flight to and from London for the next day!!! __________________

01-17-2008, 08:59 AM	#3
Rex Barangay Captain Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 2,720	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed From the Latest Updates From Heathrow \|Sky News\|Home Here are the latest updates from the scene. Click here to refresh the page for the latest news. :: The British Airways incident helpline is 0800 389 4193. :: A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said three passengers were ***sed for minor injuries following the incident. :: Delays to flights are expected. :: Pictures of the plane showed the undercarriage of the aircraft severely damaged as if it had slid across the ground. :: Serious damage to the right engine could be seen. :: Scotland Yard say there is nothing to suggest the incident is terror-related. :: A Heathrow airport spokesman said: "A British Airways flight arriving from Beijing carried out an emergency landing at 12.42pm. :: The Heathrow southern runway has been closed, but the northern runway remains open. :: The plane involved was a Boeing 777. :: A passenger on the affected plane reportedly phoned his wife to say his aeroplane had crash landed, but that people had been led off safely. :: Witnesses said around six fire engines were at the scene of the incident. The aircraft's emergency chute appeared to have been deployed. :: The incident took place as the Prime Minister was due to leave Heathrow for China and India. His flight has been delayed. :: British Airways said there had been "an incident" at Heathrow involving flight BA38 from Beijing but would give no further details. __________________ Visit my Collection and Project. My Fleet Model thread & Tuguegarao Diorama - thread**

01-17-2008, 09:41 AM	#4
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01-17-2008, 09:51 AM	#5
w8cmp Earning My Wings Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ronford, Essex Posts: 7	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed More pics and video on the BBC website: BBC NEWS \| England \| London \| Airliner crash lands at Heathrow

01-17-2008, 10:08 AM	#6
CBL CBL-Juliet Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal Age: 41 Posts: 189	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed from the web, it guess it will be WO. Hopefully, nobody was injured.

01-17-2008, 10:53 AM	#7
CO777 Tourist Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Giebelstadt, Bavaria Age: 28 Posts: 1,640	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed Yeah this aircraft will be WO! Only 136 passengers onboard and nobody was injured. It must be the total chaos at LHR with only one runway open. __________________ Julian \|\| scale600 - The #1 site for 1:600 scale model aircraft \|\| \|\| My aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net \|\|

01-17-2008, 10:56 AM	#8
furryforest Master ATP Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern Ireland, UK Age: 29 Posts: 4,818	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed More chaos for Heathrow and BA. All BA short haul flights have been cancelled. Glad everyone is okay though. Just read that the aircraft lost all power and had to glide in for a landing. If this is true its an excellent effort by the pilot that everyone walked away. Jumping to the future-i'll be interested to see if this bird makes it back to the skies. __________________ I swear to drunk i'm not God Last edited by furryforest; 01-17-2008 at 10:59 AM.

01-17-2008, 11:06 AM	#9
cathay250 Captain Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Hong Kong Age: 20 Posts: 1,283	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed Lucky everyone got out only with minor injuries! More Chaos for LHR as there are lots of delays to flights as well as cancellations. I wonder when this runway will be re-opened? perhaps tomorrow or the day after? This is sure to put many flights delayed over the next few hours or days at Heathrow. __________________ CATHAY PACIFIC Great service. Great people. Great fares. CX to Milan/Malpensa Departed! Now flying 4x weekly CX to Moscow/DME Departed! Now flying 3x weekly www.cathaypacific.com

01-17-2008, 11:10 AM	#10
furryforest Master ATP Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern Ireland, UK Age: 29 Posts: 4,818	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed Apparently the southern runway has reopened at 1430 hours __________________ I swear to drunk i'm not God

01-17-2008, 11:13 AM	#11
w8cmp Earning My Wings Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ronford, Essex Posts: 7	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed Apparently pilots report total loss of all power, avionics, hydraulics shortly before touchdown, so they had to effectively glide it in on that short approach. Testimony to the skill of the flight crew and strength on the aircraft though...

01-17-2008, 11:28 AM	#14
furryforest Master ATP Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern Ireland, UK Age: 29 Posts: 4,818	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed Maybe they can get QANTAS to have a look at it __________________ I swear to drunk i'm not God

01-17-2008, 11:44 AM	#15
Rex Barangay Captain Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 2,720	Re: BA B777 Short Landing at Heathrow - Airport Closed What a mess.... __________________ Visit my Collection and Project. My Fleet Model thread & Tuguegarao Diorama - thread

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