Popular Post NanLaew Posted September 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2013 Not to worry, if it had been an airplane from any other (non-Thai) airline that skidded off the runway, the same 'experts' would be out in force blaming Suvarnabhumi airport and AOT and Thaksin and TAT and LOS and TIT..... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Gotta love these fuzzy news stories......Did the plane veer off the runway which caused the nose to fail of course, or did the nose gear fail on landing causing the plane to veer off the runway ? Or is spin control already at work.... Never expect real facts or information in a Thai "news story." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted September 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2013 The only observations I can make from the pictures published so far is the very soft ground that the aircraft rapidly sunk into that probably cause the starboard engine stall and fire. The trench caused by the sinking starboard main gear is water-filled already. Was there heavy rain last night or is this an indication of just how saturated the place is? Also note how only the port side emergency slides are deployed which to me indicates and well managed and orderly emergency evacuation since the starboard engine was on fire. Regardless of what caused the accident, the flight crew did a top job in handling the aftermath. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Derogatory post also one quoted reply removed: 7) Not to post slurs or degrading comments directed towards any group on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phronesis Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 The outcome here could of been far worse. It would be interesting to here one of the hospitalised victim's stories AFTER the incident to see how the emergency services and staff at the hospital performed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveller Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Quite strange that the 2 'quality' English newspapers have hardly picked up on this , while foreign media have. They have to pass the Thai censors before anything from them goes to print. Hence if you want to know the truth about this country don't look to any Thai media for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Funny, I was just reading this this morning: Leading Cause of Flight Deaths http://www.watoday.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/leading-cause-of-flight-deaths-pilots-failing-to-abort-landings-20130909-2tf13.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie99 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 380 is made by airbus not boeing!!! Agreed. It does not appear to be an airframe problem but a powerplant one. Let's find out and criticise the engine maker, not the airframe maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybum Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 It was me stating 2 weeks ago that Thai Airways would have an accident soon.......their safety procedures and crew are not updated. Good for you....feel better now ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) 380 is made by airbus not boeing!!! Agreed. It does not appear to be an airframe problem but a powerplant one. Let's find out and criticise the engine maker, not the airframe maker. Same goes for the 330. In the washout, I feel there is more chance it was a hard landing by a crappy pilot. Edited September 9, 2013 by Old Croc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrens54 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Quite strange that the 2 'quality' English newspapers have hardly picked up on this , while foreign media have. Do you get a "feeling in your tummy" that those (alleged) "News" Papers don't want to upset their Advertisers? No, that wouldn't happen....would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) Looks like Pilot Error to me....landing too far down the runway so can't stop in time. Can't say things like that though as all the naysayers will be out accusing me of being cleverer than all the aircraft accident experts on the planet and telling me if i don't like Thailand i should go home...yada yada. As if i'm bovvered ! Edited September 9, 2013 by trainman34014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnMartin Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Why alarm the relatives and friends of passengers on TG669 when the aircraft in question was TG679???? Reporting at its worst... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 With the thousands of planes in the air at the same time, it is a testimonial to the safety of the industry that more accidents, malfunctions, or screw ups happen as infrequently as they do. If we saw an article with pictures of every time there was a bad car accident we would all soon realize riding in cars are much more dangerous than planes. Ask yourself how many people do you know who have been in a car accident? How many in a BAD accident? How many in a plane crash? Here in LOS, this analysis may not apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Quite strange that the 2 'quality' English newspapers have hardly picked up on this , while foreign media have. It probably happened after the press dead line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 The only observations I can make from the pictures published so far is the very soft ground that the aircraft rapidly sunk into that probably cause the starboard engine stall and fire. The trench caused by the sinking starboard main gear is water-filled already. Was there heavy rain last night or is this an indication of just how saturated the place is? Also note how only the port side emergency slides are deployed which to me indicates and well managed and orderly emergency evacuation since the starboard engine was on fire. Regardless of what caused the accident, the flight crew did a top job in handling the aftermath. I flew in there last Sunday, it was definitely very water logged. Then the whole area was once prawn farms. Sounds like a right tyre burst on landing which caused the sparks and the pilot could not handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhooks Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Pilot was probably racing the Lufthansa flight due in at about the same time. A post not needed at this time. Just wasted space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Robert Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Where do you get a flight like this? nothing like being smoked on an aircraft- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Go back and read the story he is not the writer but the President of Thai Airlines. I guess if one is going to pan a article they should know who is who and what they are doing or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlandy Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 What's is happening with Thai Airways? Last time it was at Hong Kong. Well with 13 derailments so far this year on the northern line TG looks to be entering the competition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moe666 Posted September 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2013 Flight from China the injured were more than likely standing trying to get there luggage out of the overhead. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 18 years old aircraft ....... thats quite a lot .... ....the average age of Thai Airways airplanes is around 18 years.......not good any more.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kamahele Posted September 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2013 What's is happening with Thai Airways? Last time it was at Hong Kong. I think the incident on approach to Honk Kong was probably not the fault of Thai. Sounds like they ran into some jet wake from another aircraft which happens often at this stage even though the tower tries to prevent it. Most likely the passengers were just not wearing their seat belts when they were supposed to and went flying about the cabin. When I was a flight attendant I found myself up off the floor on more than one occasion during approach due to jet wake. Luckily my passengers were all buckled in and only the crew was left hanging on for dear life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joboss Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Well handled excavation by Cabin Crew and prompt fire control by ground staff. 14 pax injured could be the same ones on every flight that unclip their belts seconds before touch down so they can stand up to get at their overhead luggage. by CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyoon Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Modern planes are designed to fly with one engine 'not functioning'. This is probably not a Thai Airways problem rather it may have been one of a variety of problems. Bird strike, faulty engine component. This type of incident is not unusual however the good news is that all survived. Remember the Qantas flight out of Singapore a few years ago. Engine malfunctioned yet the crew did a magnificent job of landing a fully loaded 380 boeing safely. The engine fire was caused by the plane leaving the runway with enough force that the nose gear failed. Photo here...... http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130908-0 Flight TG-679 landed on runway 19L at 23:26 following a flight from Guangzhou, China. It apparently went off the right side of the runway, causing the nosegear to fail. The airplane was evacuated.Reportedly a fire erupted in the right hand engine, which was put out by airport fire services. Excellent post and description. Leaves no doubt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 The engine fire was caused by the plane leaving the runway with enough force that the nose gear failed. Photo here...... http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130908-0 That's a quality link ... thanks for that ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 THAI plane skids off Suvarnabhumi Airport runwayBy English NewsBANGKOK, Sept 9 -- A Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft arriving Bangkok from China skidded off the runway late Sunday night while landing at Suvarnabhumi airport, injuring 13 persons.Department of Civil Aviation director general Voradej Harnprasert said THAI flight TG 679 Guangzhou-Bangkok left the runway while landing at about 11.30pm.One engine of the Airbus A330-300 aircraft caught fire after landing, but airport firefighters promptly put out the blaze.All 288 passengers and 14 crew were safe, but 13 were reported injured in the incident and were sent to a nearby hospital.THAI president Sorajak Kasemsuvan said the flight left Guangzhou at 9.25pm local time and arrived Suvarnabhumi airport at 11.20pm.When the plane touched the runway, there was a glitch in the tyre system, causing the aircraft to slip off the runway, sparking the fire in the engine.The captain successfully stopped the aircraft and passengers were evacuated safely, but with 13 of them receiving injuries.Rawewan Netrakavesna, Suvarnabhumi Airport general manager, said the airport closed the eastern runway as the aircraft was still where it left the runway. Airports of Thailand (AoT) may consider diverting some flights to Don Mueang Airport to ease congestion.She said an investigative team from the Civil Aviation Department has arrived the scene to probe the incident.Ms Rawewan said the airport would evaluate the damage of the runway, but believed it could be fixed in one day. (MCOT online news)-- TNA 2013-09-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bander Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Lucky the engine only caught-fire on-landing, rather than when taking-off or in-flight. Maybe the fire happened when they reversing the engines just after landing? One engine on fire could make the plane turn if it lose all the power on one side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post patjem Posted September 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2013 Hmm...12 people injured, some due to smoke inhalation..they do not sound "safe" to me. Most likely, the injured parties were uncouth Chinese passengers, who had opened their seatbelts and trying to collect their carry-on luggage from the overhead storage immediately after the plane touched down....... that is the usual scenario on most Chinese flights. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetdweller Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 mai pen rai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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