rooster59 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Door falls off plane in flight from Mae Sot to Don Muang missing Burmese grasscutter Image: Manager A rear door fell off a private plane flying from Mae Sot airport to Don Muang on Thursday afternoon.The door fell just meters from where a Burmese laborer was cutting grass at a temple.The flight immediately returned to the airport and reporters found the HI - ITD B350 aircraft on Friday still near the runway wrapped in protective plastic.Fortunately there were no reports of injury.A monk at the temple of Wat Phrathatu Doi Hua Fai said that the door crashed to earth about 4.30pm on Thursday. A Burmese grass cutter was working out front of the temple and heard it crash into a wooded area. The door was dragged into the temple and later soldiers arrived to ask the abbot's permission to take it back to base. Source: Manager -- 2016-07-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Woops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLogikal1 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) Which is why I NEVER sit near the exits. Edited July 9, 2016 by metisdead Font reset to normal font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 ^^ Handy for getting off quick, but. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Not as quick as that though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akampa Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 don`t forget to close the door on the way out ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 obviously the plane had the usual thai maintenance work to ensure it safety aspects were up to scratch , getting worse and worse here for any sort of maintenance work to be carried out no mater what it is, buildings, bridges, busses etc and now aircrafts. Have to wonder how many people have to die or how often this sort of thing has to happen before they actually start taking safety maintenance seriously, suppose they just cant stand to lose all that profit by doing it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Which is why I NEVER sit near the exits. How many times do you fly in small private aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Seems it missed the Burmese guy by a fair margin. But it makes for a better headline I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 obviously the plane had the usual thai maintenance work to ensure it safety aspects were up to scratch , getting worse and worse here for any sort of maintenance work to be carried out no mater what it is, buildings, bridges, busses etc and now aircrafts. Have to wonder how many people have to die or how often this sort of thing has to happen before they actually start taking safety maintenance seriously, suppose they just cant stand to lose all that profit by doing it though. Why do you say that? It was a small private aircraft and it is the pilots responsibility to do a walk around and to make sure that the aircraft is safe for flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 part number: certain lottery winners there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) part number: certain lottery winners there. I'll bet the monks were right in there selling the lucky numbers. Sorry accepting donations in exchange for the numbers. Edited July 9, 2016 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Which is why I NEVER sit near the exits. But you don't sit on the door & responsible passengers always stay buckled up, so it just wouldn't matter At least it wasn't a wing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Seems it missed the Burmese guy by a fair margin. But it makes for a better headline I suppose. Yes, they'll have to do better next time. Maybe try hitting him with a barn door instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Based on its tail number of HS-ITD and according to this website it's registered to Italian/Thai Development (ITD) Co which is a big construction company in Thailand or Thai Flying Services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 so that wasn't the door to the loo then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybole Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 It is a Beechcraft Kingair. Hardly a small private aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animatic Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 The title made it sound like the grass cutter went out the open port and that's why he was missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 .....Didnt know you could buy duck tape that big......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchurch259 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 obviously the plane had the usual thai maintenance work to ensure it safety aspects were up to scratch , getting worse and worse here for any sort of maintenance work to be carried out no mater what it is, buildings, bridges, busses etc and now aircrafts. Have to wonder how many people have to die or how often this sort of thing has to happen before they actually start taking safety maintenance seriously, suppose they just cant stand to lose all that profit by doing it though. As far as Aircraft, do you really know what you are talking about ? What is your frame of reference?? As for the other issues bridges, buildings, elevators, roads and sidewalks, I tend to agree !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Why do you say that? It was a small private aircraft and it is the pilots responsibility to do a walk around and to make sure that the aircraft is safe for flight. Valid point, but how does he make sure the door is closed properly from his walk around outside, then get in the plane to fly it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Not related directly, but it reminded me of an RNAC flight some years back. As the plane was at cruising altitude of 33,000 feet a very inabriated Indian passenger was "fighting" with a rear exit door handle on a Boeing 757 shouting "I wanna get off here". No handcuffs in those days, so a male flight attendant has to sit on the drunk for the remainder of the flight to Delhi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 .....Didnt know you could buy duck tape that big.........Duct tape, not Duck Tape. Used for taping DUCTS not DUCKS!!! Really!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMartinHandyman Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 .....Didnt know you could buy duck tape that big.........Duct tape, not Duck Tape. Used for taping DUCTS not DUCKS!!! Really!!!Duck is funnier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Woops. Ah Yes,Fly these cheap start ups and take a parachute as your carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcoml Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Same reason you should never buy a car owned by a Thai person. There is one thing to buy an item another to maintain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Why do you say that? It was a small private aircraft and it is the pilots responsibility to do a walk around and to make sure that the aircraft is safe for flight. Valid point, but how does he make sure the door is closed properly from his walk around outside, then get in the plane to fly it? He has a "door warning " light on his Annunciation panel that tells him all doors are safe..I guess that the light was out on this "First" rate aircraft with "Second" rated pilots and maintenance personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabass69 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 .....Didnt know you could buy duck tape that big.........Duct tape, not Duck Tape. Used for taping DUCTS not DUCKS!!! Really!!! It can be referred to as either,Deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 .....Didnt know you could buy duck tape that big.........Duct tape, not Duck Tape. Used for taping DUCTS not DUCKS!!! Really!!! I thought the same, but googled it, and BOTH spellings are acceptable, strange because it is used for taping aircon ducting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 ...'protective plastic'....yeah right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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