webfact Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 BA passenger plane crash lands in Joburg – no injuries reported JOHANNESBURG: -- A British Airways plane has been forced to make a crash landing at Johannesburg’s International airport.Flight BA623 was scheduled to fly from Port Elizabeth in Cape Town to Johannesburg but had trouble landing due to faulty gear on the plane.According to the Aviation Safety blog, the left-hand main landing gear collapsed as the plane landed. “The aircraft skidded on the left engine nacelle and wingtip before coming to rest on the runway.”All 94 passengers and six crew were safely evacuated with no injuries reported. -- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-10-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Did the pilot know he had issues with his landing gear or was this a surprise on landing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Comair not BA... Comair operates regional and local flights in South Africa. It flies as a British Airways franchise, with aircraft painted in BA livery http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34639853 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Basil B, on 27 Oct 2015 - 15:53, said: Comair not BA... QuoteComair operates regional and local flights in South Africa. It flies as a British Airways franchise, with aircraft painted in BA livery http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34639853 is Nicolas Cage involved?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Did the pilot know he had issues with his landing gear or was this a surprise on landing?Only the pilots underwear can answer that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Well at least the British Airways pilot did a good job landing the plane without having anyone killed or injured ! Well done to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Did the pilot know he had issues with his landing gear or was this a surprise on landing? From Aviation Herald: A passenger reported the captain announced prior to landing that they would need to land without left main gear. The aircraft subsequently touched down at an angle and skidded along the runway with sparks spraying off the left hand side. http://avherald.com/h?article=48e5e437&opt=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermonkey Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Well at least the British Airways pilot did a good job landing the plane without having anyone killed or injured ! Well done to him. It was a Comair flight and not BA. Probably both pilots, Captain and First Officer, were involved in the landing. Either of "him" could be a man or a woman. Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Well at least the British Airways pilot did a good job landing the plane without having anyone killed or injured ! Well done to him. It was a Comair flight and not BA. Probably both pilots, Captain and First Officer, were involved in the landing. Either of "him" could be a man or a woman. Just saying So true, I am sure the BBC will not make that error! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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