Disabled A340
Just started to taxi out on B7 and noticed this A340 in an unusual attitude as it touched down, high pitch attitude, left bank. (There was a 15 knot right crosswind at the time). I then noticed what appeared to be an awful lot of white smoke above the runway where it touched down.
During the next 20 minutes whilst they were talking to tower and emergency services the following was mentioned:
Several left hand runway lights destroyed.
A340 tyres 1 & 3 showing 0 psi.
F/O or whoever on A340 stated that captain "lost vision" during the landing but is ok now.
I think the "smoke" must have been the result of engines 1 & 2 blowing dirt back into the air.