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Qantas 767 Incident In NZ

QF1 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 972 times:

I heard on the news this morning that a Qantas 767 had to perform a go around at Auckland because somehow, a car had breached the airport perimiter. The Qantas pilot, saw the cars headlights, and performed a go around. Any one else have any info?

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Pandora From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 811 times:

yeah, pretty dodgy. i saw this on the news last night...

actually it was a 747.

A japanese tourist got lost and drove right into the airport periphery.

QF1 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 788 times:

Well it seems pretty weird that you could drive onto an airport. What about fencing etc.

Derico From Argentina, joined Dec 1999, 4233 posts, RR: 13
Reply 3, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 780 times:

So the Japanese tourist drove into the airport because he got LOST???
What did that guy have in his eyes..........wouuhhww!!!
Derico

P.S= Yeah, what about fences?

My internet was not shut down, the internet has shut me down

B744 From New Zealand, joined Dec 1999, 491 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 749 times:

Wednesday January 19 9:49 PM ET
Jet Forced To Divert in New Zealand

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - A Boeing 767 carrying 218 passengers pulled up shortly before landing after a car was spotted traveling along the runway of New Zealand's largest airport, officials said Thursday.

The captain of the Qantas Airways flight aborted the landing 50 seconds before touching down Tuesday night when he saw the car's headlights.

The plane landed without incident at Auckland International Airport a few minutes later after the car had been cleared from the runway.

Police arrested Makoto Takahashi, a Japanese man living in Auckland, who said he drove onto the runway after becoming lost.

It was unclear how the car came to be on the runway. Airport corporate general manager Chris Curley said officials had investigated the incident, but refused to give details.

Cheezyjet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 743 times:

Perhaps he got confused by the controller giving clearance for a plane to taxi?
Sorry...

B744 From New Zealand, joined Dec 1999, 491 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 722 times:

Latest update - Police are now saying that the driver of the car will face further charges because he was breaching his bail conditions by returning to the airport. More than just a Japanese tourist becoming lost, I guess.

TWA902fly From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 3048 posts, RR: 4
Reply 7, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 713 times:

Didn't something like that happen at MDW???

life wasn't worth the balance, or the crumpled paper it was written on

Sp-deluxe From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (13 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 702 times:

Even more frightening that the Auckland incident is the incident which has occured today with a Qantas four engined aircraft leaving Cairns or Darwin i can remember. I assume it is a BAE-146 as only 60 people were on board.

After takeoff 2 of the 4 engines failed and smoke entered the cockpit, this could very easily have turned into a catastrophe

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