BHX closed due accident
 

Acft down at 15 end is the rumour, thick fog rolled in - possible Citation - all rumour though!

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=

Hope everyone was ok! :uhoh:

Used to be based at BHX flying Citations - still have former colleagues there..............

BHX website showing flights diverting - last landing 1531.

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

Just reported on BBC news at 16:20 - info sketchy yet.

'light aircraft' according to Sky News.
Read into that what you will.

EGBB 191550Z 01004KT 0250 R15/0275 R33/0325 FG NSC 07/05 Q1011

doesnt look very clever down there

Believed to be Citation G-VUEM

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.

Yep confirmed as above on approach to BHX from BFS.

Just got call:

One fatality and airport now closed until further notice.

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?

Helimed just lifted off for walsgrave hsp, was initially delayed while 15 checked for debris

This is supposed to the aircraft involved: JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-VUEM (CN: 501-0178) Private Cessna 501 Citation by Martin Robson

Luton Closed
Stansted will probs close soon

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?

NoD

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! :(

That is what scares me about fog, as it can knock a lot of places out in a very short time indeed, over a very wide area.

EMA is fogged out:\