Plane Landed short at Heathrow

[Muncher]

Just on BBC News...

[Adenauer]

You're kidding, not again?

[Muncher]

No fire or smoke but every airport fire vehcile attending.

Heathrow closed to arrivals and departures.

[RDE]

This is brand new information.

Seriously.

[Muncher]

All the passengers got off OK apparently via the emergency slides.

[MK4 Slowride]

Which thread shall I post in

[Olf]

Thats 4 now isn't it? Runway must be a right mess. planes everywhere.

[Adenauer]

Was it a 777, perchance?

[Adenauer]

Olf said:

Thats 4 now isn't it? Runway must be a right mess. planes everywhere.

My ing keyboard is now, you bastard

[Muncher]

Blimey, half the wing has come off!

Helicopter pictures show it has come in a LONG way short and skidded along the grass for hell of a distance!

[Neil_Sc]

Adenauer said:

Was it a 777, perchance?

Yep

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-13011...

[Muncher]

Both wings look pretty smashed up as well as the engines. I can't see one of those runways opening any time soon!

[Olf]

According to the BBC

"Six engines were at the scene of the incident."

Do you think they mean Injuns?

[dxg]

Looks like both sets of rear landing gear collapsed under the wings.

Witness was claiming landing gear didn't deploy, but looks as if it collapsed on the grass some considerable way short of the runway.

By why do we need to know that the PM is being held up? What relevance does that have with this?? BBC at its best again...

[Adenauer]

This is keeping Tony rather busy

[munky]

not a great idea landing a 777 on the grass. Still, it'll polish out..

[Olf]

I'm surprised they haven't reassured us it's not a terror event yet!

[humpbackmaniac]

It looks pretty serious guys, only three injured but the news shows a plane in a right old mess, engines eating tarmac etc. Certainly need some new upholstery if i had been on it!

[Adenauer]

Neil_Sc said:

Adenauer said:

Was it a 777, perchance?

Yep

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-13011...

Well I never

[GolfGT_Girl]

I dont need to view bbc news just need to read pheads!