Emergency Landings
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Hi all, just wondered how many of you had been involved in an emergency landing while traveling? I had my first one last Friday coming back from Seoul on a 747. Air hostesses panicking and running round, co pilot dashing round, everyone in the brace position.
Probably the scariest 10 mins of my life to be honest. Luckily the emergency was a faulty sensor but who was to know at the time eh? Were you calm? What thoughts were you having?
I was on the flight below;
http://avherald.com/h?article=4302569e&opt=0
Probably the scariest 10 mins of my life to be honest. Luckily the emergency was a faulty sensor but who was to know at the time eh? Were you calm? What thoughts were you having?
I was on the flight below;
http://avherald.com/h?article=4302569e&opt=0
Oh yes, not a pleasant experience.
Was on a flight into Cardiff years ago when the captain announced we had an indicator showing that the wing flaps would not move. They took us out over the sea and dropped the plane a few times to try to free them, dumped some fuel and then went for a landing with rather a lot of fire engines chasing us down the runway. Flight attendants were wearing very forced smiles which was probably the most unnerving part for me.
To top it off we were landing in pretty bad weather with side winds and the plane sort of landed on one wheel, then kind of fell onto the other wheel as weight shifted. Bags flew, people screamed etc.
Was quite interesting for certain.
Was on a flight into Cardiff years ago when the captain announced we had an indicator showing that the wing flaps would not move. They took us out over the sea and dropped the plane a few times to try to free them, dumped some fuel and then went for a landing with rather a lot of fire engines chasing us down the runway. Flight attendants were wearing very forced smiles which was probably the most unnerving part for me.
To top it off we were landing in pretty bad weather with side winds and the plane sort of landed on one wheel, then kind of fell onto the other wheel as weight shifted. Bags flew, people screamed etc.
Was quite interesting for certain.
Edited by Firefoot on Thursday 2nd September 08:36
Firefoot said:
To top it off we were landing in pretty bad weather with side winds and the plane sort of landed on one wheel, then kind of fell onto the other wheel as weight shifted.
Sounds like a perfectly executed crosswind landing to me.Edited by Firefoot on Thursday 2nd September 08:36
cobra kid said:
Hi all, just wondered how many of you had been involved in an emergency landing while traveling? I had my first one last Friday coming back from Seoul on a 747. Air hostesses panicking and running round, co pilot dashing round, everyone in the brace position.
Probably the scariest 10 mins of my life to be honest. Luckily the emergency was a faulty sensor but who was to know at the time eh? Were you calm? What thoughts were you having?
I was on the flight below;
http://avherald.com/h?article=4302569e&opt=0
Any chance you could copy and paste that article on here....I can't seem to see it all. Would be fascinated to know more details from your point of view.Probably the scariest 10 mins of my life to be honest. Luckily the emergency was a faulty sensor but who was to know at the time eh? Were you calm? What thoughts were you having?
I was on the flight below;
http://avherald.com/h?article=4302569e&opt=0
avherald.com said:
Incident: Korean B744 near Irkutsk on Aug 27th 2010, APU fire indication
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Aug 27th 2010 11:10Z, last updated Friday, Aug 27th 2010 13:33Z
A Korean Airlines Boeing 747-400, registration HL7488 performing flight KE-907 from Seoul (South Korea) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute near Irkutsk (Russia) when the crew received an APU fire indication, declared emergency and diverted to Irkutsk for a safe overweight landing. Tower reported seeing no smoke or fire during the roll out, attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.
The airplane was examined, the indication was determined false. Following repairs the airplane was released to continue the flight and is now estimated to reach London with a delay of 4 hours.
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Aug 27th 2010 11:10Z, last updated Friday, Aug 27th 2010 13:33Z
A Korean Airlines Boeing 747-400, registration HL7488 performing flight KE-907 from Seoul (South Korea) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute near Irkutsk (Russia) when the crew received an APU fire indication, declared emergency and diverted to Irkutsk for a safe overweight landing. Tower reported seeing no smoke or fire during the roll out, attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.
The airplane was examined, the indication was determined false. Following repairs the airplane was released to continue the flight and is now estimated to reach London with a delay of 4 hours.
Eric Mc said:
Firefoot said:
To top it off we were landing in pretty bad weather with side winds and the plane sort of landed on one wheel, then kind of fell onto the other wheel as weight shifted.
Sounds like a perfectly executed crosswind landing to me.Edited by Firefoot on Thursday 2nd September 08:36
Firefoot said:
Bags flew, people screamed etc.
Maybe those on board would disagree EricRegMolehusband said:
Eric Mc said:
Firefoot said:
To top it off we were landing in pretty bad weather with side winds and the plane sort of landed on one wheel, then kind of fell onto the other wheel as weight shifted.
Sounds like a perfectly executed crosswind landing to me.Edited by Firefoot on Thursday 2nd September 08:36
Firefoot said:
Bags flew, people screamed etc.
Maybe those on board would disagree EricIn fact, sounds like a normal day when flying with Ryanair.
Eric Mc said:
RegMolehusband said:
Eric Mc said:
Firefoot said:
To top it off we were landing in pretty bad weather with side winds and the plane sort of landed on one wheel, then kind of fell onto the other wheel as weight shifted.
Sounds like a perfectly executed crosswind landing to me.Edited by Firefoot on Thursday 2nd September 08:36
Firefoot said:
Bags flew, people screamed etc.
Maybe those on board would disagree EricIn fact, sounds like a normal day when flying with Ryanair.
so it could be a Ryanair practiceAs an air traffic controller at a busy London airport I've seen a lot of emergency landings over the years. Thankfully 99% of them are a non event. That doesn't make it any more pleasant for those on board I know but be reassured, air travel is ridiculously safe. Probably even with ryanair.
Somewhatfoolish said:
I doubt any scheduled airline flight into cardiff would be in a plane capable of dumping fuel
I have no idea, captain said we were going to dump some fuel out at sea and we heard a noise similar to when the wheels go up or down. Maybe he was just trying to make us feel better - not landing in a fireball 
I particularly liked the way he apologised for the way we "impacted the runway". Got quite a few laughs after all the screaming!
Sounds scary!
Ot had a landing, but a takeoff problem.
Many years ago, I was on one of the last flights out of Iran during the revolution. We were in a BA 707 and we were all hurdedonto onto the aircraft in a real hurry, we'd not even sat down and we were off. Just before rotation, there was a very, VERY large bang from under the aircraft, the machine shuddered and it was all pretty frightening for some seconds.
We landed at Kuwait some however long later and stayed in the aircraft with only the doors open for a couple of hours, no aircon etc. Hot doesn't even begin to describe the heat. We were then taken off the aircraft and sat in the terminal for 12 or so hours. We were then put back on the aircraft, taxied out to go back to the UK. As we were moving, the pilot appologised for the delay, explained that the aircraft was not airworthy when we left Tehran airport, but he had no choice but to go otherwise we could have been in deep do do witn all the fighting etc.
Scary at the time, a life experience and memory now.
Ot had a landing, but a takeoff problem.
Many years ago, I was on one of the last flights out of Iran during the revolution. We were in a BA 707 and we were all hurdedonto onto the aircraft in a real hurry, we'd not even sat down and we were off. Just before rotation, there was a very, VERY large bang from under the aircraft, the machine shuddered and it was all pretty frightening for some seconds.
We landed at Kuwait some however long later and stayed in the aircraft with only the doors open for a couple of hours, no aircon etc. Hot doesn't even begin to describe the heat. We were then taken off the aircraft and sat in the terminal for 12 or so hours. We were then put back on the aircraft, taxied out to go back to the UK. As we were moving, the pilot appologised for the delay, explained that the aircraft was not airworthy when we left Tehran airport, but he had no choice but to go otherwise we could have been in deep do do witn all the fighting etc.
Scary at the time, a life experience and memory now.
Not an emergency landing as such, but I had a nasty experience as a passenger on a Loganair flight from Shetland (Tingwall) into Edinburgh. Very bad turbulence throughout and on finals we hit a "hole in the air" and dropped like a stone. The pilot managed to recover the plane, fortunately!
We touched down very heavily half way along the runway and bounced along the length of the runway, braking VERY heavily to stop at the end.
The pilot came over the PA and apologised for the bad landing.
Now, as the plane was a STOL Twin Otter which can normally land in just over 1000 feet, the fact that it took the best part of 4000 feet to stop terrified the s
t out of me! 
We touched down very heavily half way along the runway and bounced along the length of the runway, braking VERY heavily to stop at the end.
The pilot came over the PA and apologised for the bad landing.
Now, as the plane was a STOL Twin Otter which can normally land in just over 1000 feet, the fact that it took the best part of 4000 feet to stop terrified the s
t out of me! Edited by matchmaker on Thursday 2nd September 13:09
Thankfully, I've never been on one. Been on some interesting landings
I was looking for the article from this week about the BA flight where the emergency alarm went off telling passengers they were ditching into the sea, and found this article (also about BA false alarms) that contains "The 400 passengers on board a 25 April flight from San Francisco to Heathrow were offered a box of chocolates as compensation after an emergency announcement warned them they were about to crash". Frankly, I would be demanding new trousers.
I was looking for the article from this week about the BA flight where the emergency alarm went off telling passengers they were ditching into the sea, and found this article (also about BA false alarms) that contains "The 400 passengers on board a 25 April flight from San Francisco to Heathrow were offered a box of chocolates as compensation after an emergency announcement warned them they were about to crash". Frankly, I would be demanding new trousers.
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