BHX closed due accident
Aircraft Incident at Birmingham.
Just received first hand information of an aircraft incident on or near RWY 15 at Birmingham.
No further info except I believe the airport is now closed.
EGBB 191550Z 01004KT 0250 R15/0275 R33/0325 FG NSC 07/05 Q1011=
No further info except I believe the airport is now closed.
EGBB 191550Z 01004KT 0250 R15/0275 R33/0325 FG NSC 07/05 Q1011=
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BHX website showing flights diverting - last landing 1531.
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Incident
They are trying to get the Helimed chopper in to attend the incidentbut the RVR is 275 all the way down. I believe that they have just succeeded in finding a gap in the fog and there was a "follow me" vehicle used to get it closer to the site.
BHX had just accepted to diverts prior but the weather dropped quickly.
Pete
BHX had just accepted to diverts prior but the weather dropped quickly.
Pete
Latest news believed to be only 2 on board one reported as walking wounded and one taken by the Helimed. No fatalities reported.
Think they were lucky chaps.
Think they were lucky chaps.
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What kind of aircraft was it? Seems strange that a light aircraft would be attempting a landing in Cat III weather. Out of interest, were other airports in the vicinity also fogged out or was a diversion airport available?
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This is supposed to the aircraft involved: JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-VUEM (CN: 501-0178) Private Cessna 501 Citation by Martin Robson
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AG... When I checked the latest Actuals after hearing of the incident, the most recent was 250m, but the previous was 9999 3000NW IIRC. Someone clever will know how to get historical TAFs... so seems the fog rolled in roughly time of whatever happened?
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The registration mentioned above is for a Citation I, which is a Cat 1 plane. There is a lot more of this to come out.
Very sad news!
Very sad news!
Last edited by Crosswind Limits; 19th Nov 2010 at 16:59.
