Mjsmigel From United States of America, joined Oct 2002, 56 posts, RR: 0 Posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2280 times:
Has anyone heard of the incident from 1982 or 1983 where a Boeing 727 (I am fairly sure it was a 727) made an emergency landing on Interstate 15 about 40 miles south of Tucson? This made the local media headlines when I lived there at the time.
I'd be curious to hear whether anyone knows of this incident, and whether any similar freeway landings by a large commercial jet might have been made. It's odd that I haven't heard of anything like this since.
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2096 times:
The only thing I can recall re: 727s and Tucson is a Continental 727-200 that took-off, ran into a "dry" microburst, whose downdraft winds put him into some powerlines near the airport. The aircraft struck the ground, and was damaged pretty badly. This was back in 1977, and there were no fatalities or major injuries. The aircraft may (or may not) have been trying for I-10, but the downdrafts sort of made that decision for them.
Tom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 41 Reply 4, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1968 times:
We had a TACA 737-300 make an emergency landing on a grass levee in eastern New Orleans in May of 1987 after losing both engines due to an encounter with a thunderstorm.
At the time, it was the first and ONLY safe landing (no injuries or damage) of a commercial airliner at someplace other than an airport.
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 5, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1897 times:
Tom,
I remember seeing a TV special about the TACA MSY incident...I was quite impressed by it...
Greg
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Cmk10 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 513 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1853 times:
There was one in 1977 a southern airways DC9 which attempted to land on a freeway . 62 people died in that accident
Freeway my ass, that was some rural road. Had it been a freeway it might have been a fairly sucessful landing, but the trees along the road ripped the plane to metal splinters.
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PSU.DTW.SCE From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 6867 posts, RR: 29 Reply 7, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1636 times:
We just had a single engine Cessna make an emergency landing on the un-opened section of I-99 here outside of State College a few weeks back. The plane had an engine failure and he couldn't make it back to the airport. He landed on the freeway on a section thats complete but hadn't opened to traffic yet. He was about 4 miles away from the end of the runway
Big777jet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1549 times:
I read the magazine from Frequent Flyer OAG about TACA 737-300 how to lift off the grass levee? The Boeing teams was set up wooden lay the ground about 5,000 feet so 733 took off and flew to MSY. It had to remove all seats, overbins and heavy load items. It helps lighter aircraft to lift off. All stuff brought to MSY and put them back 733 and a few days later return to service.
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1542 times:
What's also noteworthy about the TACA incident is that one engine had to be changed right there on the dike. After they hopped it back over to MSY, the other engine was changed...
Mia777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2002, 1165 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1524 times:
Lubcha132 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 2776 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1449 times:
any close encounters @ FLL? the runway is right next to i-95
IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6201 posts, RR: 43 Reply 12, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1417 times:
Well. I-15 doesn't run anywhere near TUS. The CO 727 "struck" the ground when it returned to land not off the runway. How do I know about the CO 727? I was at the end of RWY 21 at the moment the incident occured. I have pictures of the aircraft flying over, the remnants of the pole that the wing took out and the aircraft after landing. If it had hit the ground I'd be a smear under the Caterpillar dealer today.
What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.
Big777jet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1354 times:
Add to that OPNLGuy is correct! I remembered read about that one, too. Yes, they have a real bad damaged one engine and replace engine before go to MSY.
Tom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 41 Reply 14, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1208 times:
A friend and I flew his C-172 over the levee a day or two later. How odd and out of place it was to see a relatively healthy, undamaged 737 sitting in a large grassy area!
As a point of note, before Boeing flew the plane back to MSY, there was talk of taking it apart, and barging it to Lakefront Airport to be reassembled. The levee involved was next to an industrial canal that wound its way between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain (on which Lakefront is located).
Tom in NO (at MSY)
"The criminal ineptitude makes you furious"-Bruce Springsteen, after seeing firsthand the damage from Hurricane Katrina
Seiple From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (10 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1167 times:
Freeway my ass, that was some rural road. Had it been a freeway it might have been a fairly sucessful landing, but the trees along the road ripped the plane to metal splinters.
I think the gas station the plane hit had something to do with it breaking up.
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