CAL skids off runway

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 01 Oct 2003, 19:22

A1036/03 - RWY 05R/23L CLSD DUE TO CRASHED AIRPLANE 01 OCT 12:55 UNTIL 02 OCT 18:00 ESTIMATED

A1037/03 - LLZ 05R U/S DUE TO CRASHED AIRPLANE 01 OCT 12:55 UNTIL 02 OCT 18:00 ESTIMATED

01/10 Vliegtuig schuift van landingsbaan Bierset
Een vliegtuig van de maatschappij CAL (Cargo Air Lines) is bij de landing woensdag omstreeks 14 uur 40 op de luchthaven van Bierset van de landingsbaan geschoven. Niemand raakte gewond.

Een Boeing 747 afkomstig uit Nairobi, die een tussenlanding had gemaakt in Tel-Aviv, kende problemen bij de landing. Er werden twee doffe knallen gehoord, waarna het toestel aan het slippen ging, tolde en in het gras naast de piste belandde. Mogelijk is een klapband de oorzaak van het incident.

Het vliegtuig had 117 ton verse producten zoals groenten en vis aan boord. Niets wees erop dat er problemen waren voor de landing. Naast de bemanning vlogen nog twee passagiers, mee maar niemand raakte gewond.
(source Gazet van Antwerpen)

Post by **Apuneger** » 01 Oct 2003, 19:56

Hi guys,

I got the news at approx. 14h55. I immediately decided to head for LGG and take some pics. As soon as I can edit them, you'll see them here...

Ivan

Post by **Apuneger** » 01 Oct 2003, 20:20

Here you go:

<IMG SRC="http://users.telenet.be/PowerCorruption ... mp/LGG.jpg">

Hi-res pic will uploaded to Airliners.net of course...

Ivan

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 01 Oct 2003, 21:19

Does someone allready know the exact cause of this incident

Was the aircraft too heavy too land on that wet runway

BTW it's a very nice picture Ivan

Ciao
Chris
8)

Post by **Apuneger** » 01 Oct 2003, 21:45

Chris,

It's probably too early to state an exact cause, but since some people heard two loud noises upon landing, it might have something to do with some exploding tires. Looking at the weather conditions, the wet runway might have something to do with this as well...

Greetings,
Ivan

PS: Hi-res pic now available at http://www.airliners.net/open.file/433275/L/

claude · Post by **claude** » 01 Oct 2003, 22:34

good report 8)
congratulations for the report
do you know the former livery?
thanks
claude

It's probably too early to state an exact cause

Post by **luchtzak** » 01 Oct 2003, 23:12

744rules,

thanks for the quick news!

Apuneger,

thanks for the great picture!

I think they will find the reason for the incident soon

ciao,

Bart
:rock:

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 02 Oct 2003, 00:36

claude wrote:do you know the former livery?

Since a couple of months this livery is the "painted out" version of Cargo Air lines self.
Perhaps they knew of a comming "dirty ride" and wanted no publicity

.

SkyStef

Post by **sn26567** » 02 Oct 2003, 15:17

They bought their paint at a Virgin Mega-paint store

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 02 Oct 2003, 15:31

Wherever they bought the paint the aircraft looks a bloody mess.

Post by **luchtzak** » 04 Oct 2003, 01:07

Hi all,

more pictures: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... entry=true

ciao,

Bart
:rock:

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 04 Oct 2003, 10:55

Looks like he's in DEEP trouble.

Post by **sn26567** » 04 Oct 2003, 12:07

Is he still there?

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 04 Oct 2003, 12:57

Checked the notams. Nothing mentioned about rwy closure

Post by **Apuneger** » 04 Oct 2003, 13:10

Apparantly the aircraft has been towed to the pax terminal building yesterday.

I'm not sure if the runway has been reopened, but I've been told that LGG won't be able to handle 747's at least until October 9th. The CAL 747 has hit so many underground cables and wires that a lot of the RWY infrastructure as well as communications have been destroyed...

Ivan

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 04 Oct 2003, 13:44

Does this mean that there will be some divertions to EBBR ?

744rules · Post by **744rules** » 04 Oct 2003, 17:43

I think DUS will have more traffic now. BRU got an ICL on thursday morning (in around 00.30/out around 07.15) loaded with +- 110T fruit and vegetables. Don't know if more flts will follow.