Originally Posted by
Helen49
If I remember correctly [doubtful] that's what used to happen on the Aerodrome Control Rating examination many years ago.......the incident aircraft always stopped on the intersection leaving the candidate with no runway and a bit of quick thinking to do!!! As they say now 'happy days'!!
Aldergrove .....I remember in the early nineties a Chilean Air Force cargo B707 slipped off the taxiway near the army base and sunk into the grass verge, but don't remember that getting into the news, rumour was it was carrying a bargain buy of Shorts missiles.All a bit embarrassing.
Then there was the Parcelforce Viscount forgot to lower the u/c on a training detail, brand new propellers probably worth more than the airframe which was later scrapped on site.