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Old 6th Jul 2013, 18:48
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Asiana flight crash at San Francisco

Apparently a 777 belonging to Asiana arriving at SFO crashed


HL7742 , a 777-200ER

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Looks very serious.


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Boeing 777 crashes while landing at SFO | www.ktvu.com


A plane crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday morning after its tail came off while it was touching down on the runway.
According to a witness, around 11:20 a.m. the plane was just about to land -- its landing gear had come down -- when the tail of the plane came off.
After wobbling for a minute, the aircraft flipped upside down, coming to a stop on runway on it's back.
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Tail plane missing, plane is upright
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Weather at SFO..

METAR text: KSFO 061856Z 21007KT 170V240 10SM FEW016 18/10 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T01830100
Conditions at: KSFO (SAN FRANCISCO , CA, US) observed 1856 UTC 06 July 2013
Temperature: 18.3°C (65°F)
Dewpoint: 10.0°C (50°F) [RH = 58%]
Pressure (altimeter): 29.82 inches Hg (1009.9 mb)
[Sea-level pressure: 1009.8 mb]
Winds: from the SSW (210 degrees) at 8 MPH (7 knots; 3.6 m/s)
Visibility: 10 or more miles (16+ km)
Ceiling: at least 12,000 feet AGL
Clouds: few clouds at 1600 feet AGL
Weather: no significant weather observed at this time
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A good image


https://path.com/p/1lwrZb

I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal...
— David Eun at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (Airport)

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Picture taken from a passenger on that flight
https://path.com/p/1lwrZb

He tweets:
I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal...
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One report of 290 onboard + an infant.
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Old 6th Jul 2013, 19:24
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Aircraft is HL7742, in service with OZ since March 2006; LN 553.

Photo: HL7742 (CN: 29171) Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-28E(ER) by John Fitzpatrick - JetPhotos.Net

Only the second 777 hull loss; hopefully still non-fatal.
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NBC LA reports
290 on board airplane that crash landed at #SFO, CalFire reports. No reports of injuries.
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I wonder did a heavy landing turn into a crash landing. Serious impact for the tail to snap. Lets hope there are no fatalities.
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Fire may have come after the evacuation.
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CNN video

CNN video shows aft bulkhead present but breached.
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some photos taken close to the aircraft by a TV heli

https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/stat...067200/photo/1
https://twitter.com/izzy_the_drizzy/...830400/photo/1
https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/stat...089792/photo/1
https://twitter.com/NewsBreaker/stat...190336/photo/1


EYEWITNESS TO @KTVU: The plane "started violently shaking" after it hit the runway at San Francisco airport, and then "rolled over"
tail broke off when it crashed

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KSFO Ground: http://www.liveatc.net/flisten.php?m..._gnd&icao=ksfo
KSFO Tower: http://www.liveatc.net/flisten.php?m..._twr&icao=ksfo
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Admiral, I was thinking the same, a MD-80 at Edwards AFB, CA. No flap landing by a FAA evaluator.


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Showing the tail now, there's a debris field from the beginning of the tarmac, just at the sea, dragging onto the runway and the touchdown zone. Maybe undershoot.
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This Photo: https://path.com/p/1lwrZb seems to show the fire started relatively slowly and does not seem to include the fuselage when passengers were escaping. Hopeful for a low casualty count.

Edit: Fire services suggesting no deaths, but some reports of burns.

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just seen on abc, landed v short tail prob hit right on end of hard surface by the sea
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Live images from heli flying above the crash scene here
Latest breaking news on Plane reportedly crash lands at San Francisco Airport, July 6, 2013 - breakingnews.com
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