IBERIA747 From Spain, joined Aug 2003, 1825 posts, RR: 62 Posted (4 years 7 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 8582 times:
An Air Europa jet inbound from Glasgow skided off the runway and ended up at the airport's "beach area" (according to press release) after landing in Lanzarote earlier this morning.
According to the first reports, there were 74 pax onboard flight UX196 and everyone is ok.
DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16932 posts, RR: 57 Reply 6, posted (4 years 7 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 8287 times:
My translation
MADRID | LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA.- An Air Europe en route from Glasgow slid off the runway this morning at Lanzarote airport, although none were injured, reported a source from the Delegation of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Flight UX-196 had problems on landing, according to company sources. This was a charter flight, according to the same sources, with 72-74 aboard, including crew and passengers, who are all safe.
The airplane, a Boeing 737, is currently in the beach area of the airport where emergency services are assisting passengers.* All the passengers have been transferred to the airport terminal.
Lanzarote Airport has remained close until emergency services can remove the involved aircraft, and currently no aircraft can take off or land. Sources from the Delagation of the Government of the Canary Islands have stated that at this point there appear to be none wounded in the accident.
*The article used the present tense in this sentence, but the past tense would make more sense, I think.
DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16932 posts, RR: 57 Reply 8, posted (4 years 7 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 8223 times:
Stylo777 From Turkey, joined Feb 2006, 2874 posts, RR: 12 Reply 10, posted (4 years 7 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 8121 times:
from my perspective it looks like the aircraft is still on the tarmac which means no wheels in the grass (if there is any in between the runwayend and the fence )
Oa260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 25108 posts, RR: 60 Reply 11, posted (4 years 7 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 8109 times:
Quoting Acelanzarote (Reply 7): i all
737 managed to stop just short of the blast fence, from whats being
said locally it was departing to LPA after setting down here.
couple of photo's, too big to uploa
That was very close. Thank god it stopped in time.
It seems that the aircraft never left the asphalt even though it went beyond the piano keys.
According to the press (you never know with them), Air Europa has said that the aircraft experienced an "unstabilized approach". Again, this is what the press said so I guess we better not jump into conclussions.
SQ325 From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 1437 posts, RR: 8 Reply 14, posted (4 years 7 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 7991 times:
Quoting IBERIA747 (Reply 12): Air Europa has said that the aircraft experienced an "unstabilized approach". Again, this is what the press said so I guess we better not jump into conclussions.
I would be surprised if Air Europa really said that just a few hours after the incident.
ACE reports southwesterly winds today, so they must have executed a VOR app for rwy21.
Steeper slope than normal, 3.3* i think. Rwy not to long but no problem for a light B738 even under wet conditions.
I would also bet for a long landing as a result of an unstable approach but mainly because of 99% of all overruns have this cause. We will see but as nothing seriously happened there will be no big deal about it.
CasualObserver From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2008, 30 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (4 years 7 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 6316 times:
Quoting IBERIA747 (Thread starter): An Air Europa jet inbound from Glasgow skided off the runway and ended up at the airport's "beach area" (according to press release) after landing in Lanzarote earlier this morning.
Gkirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24627 posts, RR: 58 Reply 19, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 2332 times:
Quoting Lobster (Reply 5): This was an empty flight. Hardly 40% Loadfactor.
It was an end of summer season charter flight operating on behalf of Thomas Cook Holidays. Flight number AEA196, left GLA at around 3am. But yes, quite a poor load. Good to see everyone is ok however
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BY738 From US Minor Outlying Islands, joined Sep 2000, 2004 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2193 times:
Most flights in the last week of the summer season dont carry fully load and this was no exception. It perhaps averted disaster that it wasnt full- perhaps thats what we shoud be concentrating on.....?
Kimberlyrj From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2008, 385 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2154 times:
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Quoting BY738 (Reply 20): It perhaps averted disaster that it wasnt full- perhaps thats what we shoud be concentrating on.....?
I would have thought so… If the aircraft had been full it would have more weight and would have taken a little longer to stop, by looking at it, if it had been only 15 feet it would have left the airport boundary maybe another 100 feet and people would have got a little wet.
To be it still does not make sense… The Air Europa pilots must have known they had touched down too far down the runway (or going to) – so why not going around?
Even if the runway is wet that should be accounted for.
Interestingly when I worked for Caledonian Airways years back we landed at Fuerteventura (another Canary island) on a Boeing 757. A few moments after touch down the Captain instructed the crew to brace. We came to a full stop on the runway and were met by the fire/emergency services.
I later found out from the Captain that just after touch down there was a sudden reduction in breaking and they were not going to take the chance. As quickly as the grip disappeared it came back and the aircraft stopped with just over 100 feet of runway left.
Out return flight was delayed for six hours as the runway was closed and ‘hosed down’. A report was later given to Caledonian saying that ‘fluid’ was found on the runway (course unknown) that greatly reduced the friction (and grip).
BrianDromey From Ireland, joined Dec 2006, 3812 posts, RR: 9 Reply 22, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2116 times:
Quoting Kimberlyrj (Reply 21): Any idea’s what fluid could have done that?
I would guess something like oil or fuel, both of which have lubricating effects.
Glad that everyone was OK. The pictures I saw last nigth on BBC news looked much more dramatic that these, they were taken from behind the aircraft and from quite a distance. The steep slope the a/c came to rest on gave the appearance of a nose-wheel/R main LG collapse. Glad to see that this was not, in fact, the case.
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