Lite Beer Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thai plane slips off runway, no injuriesBANGKOK, October 6, 2013 (AFP) - A plane operated by Thai budget carrier Nok Air slipped off the runway while landing in a northeastern province Sunday, the airline said, the latest of several accidents at the kingdom's airports. The small aircraft, which was carrying 25 passengers and three crew, suffered engine trouble as it taxied to the gate after landing in the city of Udon Thani. "The captain was able to stop the plane safely," Nok Air said in a statement posted on its official Facebook page, adding all onboard were "safe". The 34-seater SAAB 340B turboprop plane, which had flown from the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, will be towed from grass near the taxi area but is not disrupting other flights, the airline said. Last month a Thai Airways plane skidded off the runway in Bangkok after the landing gear malfunctioned, slightly injuring more than a dozen passengers as they escaped down the emergency slide. In August another Nok Air plane became wedged in mud after skidding off the runway during take-off at Trang airport in southern Thailand, briefly forcing the closure of the airport. No one was hurt in the incident. -- (c) Copyright AFP 2013-10-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harrry Posted October 6, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2013 Maybe we should add to the warnings for thailand aviation...Slippery when wet. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelticBhoy Posted October 6, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2013 Better get the paint out! 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lee b Posted October 6, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2013 Spirits again.......emmm 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post asiamaster Posted October 6, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2013 Not wanting to come to the defense of Thai Airways it would have been better to name Nok Air in the header - which by the way is a subsidiary of Thai Air. Also technically speaking it is not a Thai plane but a plane operated by a Thai airline company.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Went off the runway "and had engine troubles"...probably more to this story than we will ever hear about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bra Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Lets get the facts first this time before jumping to any conclusions. And you WONT get the facts or reasons for this incident from any media or passenger comments. The official incident report will be the only document which will contain fact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post allan michaud Posted October 6, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2013 Quick, we need another ceremony to get rid of the bad spirits. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unanimosity Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Better get the paint out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unanimosity Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Lets get the facts first this time before jumping to any conclusions. And you WONT get the facts or reasons for this incident from any media or passenger comments. The official incident report will be the only document which will contain fact. Are you sure? Is that report prepared by the guys with the paint brushes? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patronus Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Not wanting to come to the defense of Thai Airways it would have been better to name Nok Air in the header - which by the way is a subsidiary of Thai Air. Also technically speaking it is not a Thai plane but a plane operated by a Thai airline company.... Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post beautifulthailand99 Posted October 6, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2013 Maybe the pilot was distracted by the cabin crew ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffinator Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Another Condominium project slated to house the spirits - right after a relation gets a big fat payment for a feasibility study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlandy Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Not wanting to come to the defense of Thai Airways it would have been better to name Nok Air in the header - which by the way is a subsidiary of Thai Air. Also technically speaking it is not a Thai plane but a plane operated by a Thai airline company.... Which is a subsidiary of Thai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thailand "the hub of planes slipping of runways" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Almighty hosts at work, don't disturb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retiredaamt Posted October 6, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2013 A airplane does not just slip off the runway. It has to be steered there by the pilot.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thailand "the hub of planes slipping of runways" and to make up a joined up transport sector coupled with the "hub of trains slipping off tracks". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 source http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5610060010001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attento Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Wider runways ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 ACCIDENTNok Air blames broken landing gearThe Nation UDON THANI: -- A Nok Air flight from Chiang Mai on Sunday skidded off the runway on landing in Udon Thani, presumably because of the broken landing gear.Narong Ponlaiard, vice governor of Udon Thani, was at the scene. He was briefed by a Nok Air officer who attributed the accident to the broken landing gear. Unable to turn right while on the taxi way, the pilot decided to hit the earthen wall on the side. The front wheel was broken.The plane stopped about 600 metres off the passenger terminal.No injury is reported.The Flight DD8610 left Chiang Mai at 7.25am and landed in Udon Thani at 8.45am. Boarding the small plane were 26 passengers.On August 7, the airline also reported an accident in Trang. Its Bangkok-bound flight slid off the runway at Trang airport while preparing for takeoff in heavy rain. All 142 passengers on Flight DD 7411, many of them foreign tourists, and crew were uninjured. -- The Nation 2013-10-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHM Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Went off the runway "and had engine troubles"...probably more to this story than we will ever hear about. Hard to believe it was an engine problem. In such cases it is mostly a pilot mistake. It could only be an engine problem if the engine excelerates uncontrolled wich is very unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Not wanting to come to the defense of Thai Airways it would have been better to name Nok Air in the header - which by the way is a subsidiary of Thai Air. Also technically speaking it is not a Thai plane but a plane operated by a Thai airline company.... Part owned subsidiary of Thai Airways.I cant quote the exact figure but it is less than 50 %. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patje Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Maybe they can put on some winter-type tires .... After all it's already October ...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 much ood in this case Maybe we should add to the warnings for thailand aviation...Slippery when wet. Not much good in this case - no rain, dry runways in Udon ....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Vans sliding off highway, planes slipping off runways, trains skipping off tracks..... Do I detect a connection here? The gods truly must be angry. This all cannot be happening in the space of a few months.... ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Maybe the pilot was distracted by the cabin crew ... The air asia girls are better looking, I was always told the Nok girls were Thai Airways "rejects" maybe being a bit too harsh, I fly Nok air quite a bit and see the same faces and they are always very pleasant girls to talk to... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peecee Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Went off the runway "and had engine troubles"...probably more to this story than we will ever hear about. Loss of strait line braking due to engine problems is usually a reverse thrust defect with one of the props, if an engine is playing up before engaging reverse thrust it shouldn't be selected (you'd think!). The pilots in this scenario should rely on their wheel brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salapau Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Another one bites the dust . Welcome to Thailand the land of accidents, or bad maintenance and disrepect for legislation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyuk Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) Not wanting to come to the defense of Thai Airways it would have been better to name Nok Air in the header - which by the way is a subsidiary of Thai Air. Also technically speaking it is not a Thai plane but a plane operated by a Thai airline company.... So! Nok for Nok Edited October 6, 2013 by indyuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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