A large number of fire fighters were at the scene, and had applied foam as a precaution, Mr Phillips said.
I'm curious...does the foam cause any damage to the aircraft and/or engine at all? Is it essential for smother the aircraft "as a precaution" or are the boys getting a little carried away, when the aircraft came to a suitable halt from which the pilot could easily walk away and no leaking fluids etc?
I haven't seen a pic of the aircraft but it sounds like the damage was minimal, happy to be corrected if that was not the case...
LP