Ryanair Plane Overshoots Runway at Prestwick

[emicen]

Appears the pilots understeered wide on the turn at the end of the runway.

Nose gear's dug in pretty deep but the engines havent scudded the ground.

Edited by emicen on Wednesday 23 December 10:02

[speedchick]

Was that so Ryanair didn't have the pay the landing fees?

[Brother D]

I heard he was drifting the rear out with the handbrake at the end of the runway to impress an air hostess (a-la tesco carpark after hours), but got into a bit of a tank slapper and over corrected and went off. Amateur.

[Stupeo]

speedchick said:

Was that so Ryanair didn't have the pay the landing fees?

haha!

In all seriousness, what happens with the pilots when this happens? Do they have to do additional training or something? I imagine it's not an easy mistake to make - or am i wrong?

Edited by Stupeo on Wednesday 23 December 11:31

[Silver993tt]

Stupeo said:

speedchick said:

Was that so Ryanair didn't have the pay the landing fees?

haha!

In all seriousness, what happens with the pilots when this happens? Do they have to do additional training or something? I imagine it's not an easy mistake to make - or am i wrong?

Edited by Stupeo on Wednesday 23 December 11:31

I would expect they are breathalysed immediately.

[cheadle hulme]

The crew were right on the case, selling tickets for the bus to the terminal. Obviously a surcharge if you want your luggage to come with you.

[FourWheelDrift]

I didn't know 737s were front wheel drive.

[emicen]

I was actually very surprised it happened to a Ryanair flight as they always stick the landing down very early. I kind of wonder if theyre incentivised to get it down quick and get the earlier slip off the runway for avoid the longer taxi and save the airline some fuel.

On this case, the plane was at the very end of the runway and just looks like its understeered off coming round the corner on to the taxi way. It is bloody freezing down here today and the car park for our site right next to the runway is literally a solid sheet of ice.

Talking to a lad in work, he's worked here 30 years and can count the number of times there's been snow ploughs on the runway at PIK on one hand.

[Ayahuasca]

Couldn't happen to a nicer airline.

[Eric Mc]

Prestwick was chosen as a site for a trans-Atlantic staging post precisely because of its relatively good weather record.

[emicen]

Yep, I've been working here 3.5 years now and I recall 1 instance of the runway being fogged and this is the first time I've seen it with snow/ice lying on the roads.

[annodomini2]

According to BBC news it came off on taxi way not the runway

[emicen]

Theres a taxi way at the end of the runway they usually hoon round at reasonable pace, he ran wide. Its off the runway enough that that runway is still operational.

So if a mod really feels the factual accuracy will be enhanced, they can change the title to "Ryanair Plane Slides Off Taxiway at End of Main Runway at Prestwick".

[mattdaniels]

emicen said:

Talking to a lad in work, he's worked here 30 years and can count the number of times there's been snow ploughs on the runway at PIK on one hand.

So 7 times then?

[emicen]

mattdaniels said:

emicen said:

Talking to a lad in work, he's worked here 30 years and can count the number of times there's been snow ploughs on the runway at PIK on one hand.

So 7 times then?

Funnily enough that was roughly my response to him at the time

[anonymous-user]

Have they've had a few of these off runway events now or do we just notice it more because it's ryanair?

[D_T_W]

In 3 years of flying out of Prestwick working for Ryanair, we never once failed to make the high speed turn off when landing on 31, which is about 1000ft short of the end of the runway. He had 9800ft of runway to play with, so there's no real excuse for sliding it off the end of the runway when making the turn for the taxiway. Spoke with a mate who still works for them, apparently the PIK based pilots are more than a little confused how he managed it

[Turbo5]

I thought thrust reversers are there for stopping in these conditions ?
I know some airlines that fly in frost free states in America only opt for plain exhaust rather than the thrust reverser (Embraer 145)but their counterparts in Europe and the colder states opt for the thrust reverser.

[Mojocvh]

Turbo5 said:

I thought thrust reversers are there for stopping in these conditions ?
I know some airlines that fly in frost free states in America only opt for plain exhaust rather than the thrust reverser (Embraer 145)but their counterparts in Europe and the colder states opt for the thrust reverser.

pmsl!!

[mattdaniels]

Turbo5 said:

I thought thrust reversers are there for stopping in these conditions ?
I know some airlines that fly in frost free states in America only opt for plain exhaust rather than the thrust reverser (Embraer 145)but their counterparts in Europe and the colder states opt for the thrust reverser.

No, the Embraer has pedal-back brakes like my Raleigh Striker used to. The handling pilot just has to stow his tray table before using them otherwise his coffee goes everywhere.

Edited by mattdaniels on Thursday 24th December 06:43