B747 hit runway threshold lights at Manchester UK.

[TURIN]

I'm trying to find the accident report or any info on this incident. It happened about twenty years ago. I think it was PIA but I could be wrong. I've googled and searched through various fora looking for info but it's as if it never happened, but as Max Boyce used to say "I know cos I was there"

It was during take off, the aircraft hit the lights after a very late rotation and carried on.

Thanks in advance. :ok:

[treadigraph]

I recall a World Airways or Transamerica DC-10 did exactly that at Gatwick and carried on to Los Angeles, probably 1978 or 1979.

Think AAIB are slowly working backwards adding historical reports to their website.

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

PIA 747 lost an engine on take off at Heathrow. Got airborne close to the end of the runway but I don't know if it hit anything. Aren't the threshold lights flush fitting?

[Ivan aromer]

Anybody got a Link to the Bournemouth cowboy and his 707?

[ANW]

Turin,

The only one I can remember was a Northwest Orient Cargo B747 departing RWY06 on the scheduled freight service. Took out some of the 24 end gantries. All a long time ago!

[TURIN]

ANW, was that early 90s? It sounds like the one I'm thinking of.

HD. My use of 'threshold lights' is probably wrong. I meant the ASL I think.

[chiglet]

"It was during take off, the aircraft hit the lights after a very late rotation and carried on. "




It WAS during a [slightly overweight (allegedly)] take off, but all it did was blow some tiles off the houses on Ringway Road. 06 departures, especially in summer were usually "interesting"

[ANW]

NW Orient operated scheduled 747F cargo flights to/from MAN. Certainly from September 1979, through 1980 and possibly ending in Spring 1981. I think the event previously referred to featured in the Manchester Evening News at the time.

[Shaggy Sheep Driver]

The one I remember doing regular 'curvature of the earth' take offs at MAN was the Air Hong Kong 707 freighter. Must have been about 10 years ago as I think we were just starting the Concorde tours at the time. AH replaced it with a 747 after while, which had slightly better t/o performance.

[TURIN]

Thanks for all the replies but after asking around it was definitely PIA, early 90s. Possibly a Combi 747-200.

[smallonions]

It was PIA but it was the engine thrust that was at max power bending the 24 approach lights back if I recall, hence no accident report. The a/c did not hit anything.(I know one a/c that did hit something but thats another story)

Some say the nosewheel was still on the ground as it thundered past link B:eek:

I refer to the honorable Chiglet for the "alledged" reason why.

[TURIN]

Thanks, small onions. That makes sense.

[TDK mk2]

pan am 747 crash san francisco - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pan+am+747+crash+san+francisco&sm=1)

[STATSMAN]

Having a beer in the garden of the airport hotel (aph)could be interesting on a hot summers evening when a PIA 747-200 was taking off on 06 back in the 70's and 80's. Hold onto your pint!

[Flightrider]

There was the Continental 747-100 at Gatwick about the same time, nearly decided to test the Russ Hill Hotel's motto of "you're always welcome"?

The Pan Am 747 above brought a whole new meaning to the phrase "you've got the localiser". Well covered in Stanley Stewart's book Emergency.