747 breaks in 2 at EBBR

[Omag 2.0]

A Kallita air 747 broke in half this afternoon at EBBR. No-one of the flightcrew has died, but things could have been a lot worse...

http://www.deredactie.be/cm/de.redactie ... ntem_crash

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europ ... index.html

The pilot did hear a strange noise on departure and did put the plane down again. The aircraft skidded of the runway and broke in 2. It ended up outside the airport-ground, not to far away from a house.

[expat]

I want first dibs on the cockpit section

Glad to see that there where no injuries and it did not burn.

Matt

[pepper_airborne]

That is going to be one helluva story for there grandchildren

[beaky]

Well, that's one Kalitta  bird I won't be seeing at KEWR again... thank goodness it was a freighter, and there was no fire... whew!  

It's sad to see her in that state, but better she die working than under the guillotine in the scrapyard.

[drummer_tom]

I'm thinking (and am probably wrong) metal fatigue?

I remember the damage that did to the comets. (Ok I lie - I wasn't alive at that time, but I watched a TV program on it!)

[Wii]

I'm thinking (and am probably wrong) metal fatigue?

I remember the damage that did to the comets. (Ok I lie - I wasn't alive at that time, but I watched a TV program on it!)

Could be. But what do I know? That is truely incredible.

[C]

I'm thinking (and am probably wrong) metal fatigue?

I remember the damage that did to the comets. (Ok I lie - I wasn't alive at that time, but I watched a TV program on it!)

Unlikely. Being a cargo aircraft there is a lot of weight in that hold that may have decided to redistribute itself. For a Captain to put the aircraft straight back on the ground at take off would have been a dire, if not catastrophic situation.

[garryrussell]

I thought the actual break up was due to it leaving the runway and running across rough groud shedding the landing gear as it went.

[pepper_airborne]

I thought the actual break up was due to it leaving the runway and running across rough groud shedding the landing gear as it went.

That is what has been said in the news reports over here.

[C]

I thought the actual break up was due to it leaving the runway and running across rough groud shedding the landing gear as it went.

Aye. Otherwise it wouldn't be sat in one (slightly disjointed piece) at the end of the runway.