Boeing 747 Dreamlifter lands at wrong airport
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Intruder, they actualy depart Renton to a variety of airports. The greatest number go to Moses Lake (KMWH); others to Paine Field (KPAE). They occasionally go they occasionally go to Boeing Field (KBFI) or other airports.
Got news for you. They ALL to to KBFI after having left Renton.
Got news for you. They ALL to to KBFI after having left Renton.
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We were discussing this incident elsewhere online, and a friend says that a 747 once landed at Jersey Airport (EGJJ) due to a medical emergency. Pax had to be removed in batches to the UK, the seats removed and a minimum fuel t/o followed - with (he says) the aircraft only just making it. He makes it sound like a carrier take-off, with the a/c dipping down as it cleared the end of the runway over the sea.
Jersey has around 5500' of runway, which on the various examples mentioned in this thread doesn't seem that dramatically difficult. I'm having trouble believing that there wouldn't be better places to put down with little time penalty, and I can't find any reference to such an incident anywhere.
Can anyone confirm this?
Jersey has around 5500' of runway, which on the various examples mentioned in this thread doesn't seem that dramatically difficult. I'm having trouble believing that there wouldn't be better places to put down with little time penalty, and I can't find any reference to such an incident anywhere.
Can anyone confirm this?
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The 787 wings are built in Nagoya, Japan, and the fuselage in Grottaglie, Italy. The Dreamlifter was built to bring these assemblies to Seattle and Charleston for final assembly. Almost all Dreamlifter flights are long range across the Atlantic and North Pacific.
The airplane is very draggy and they really could use winglets to cut down on the fuel flow, but there were some airflow issues with the enlarged fuselage and it caused some unwanted vibration. That's why they took them off.
The airplane is very draggy and they really could use winglets to cut down on the fuel flow, but there were some airflow issues with the enlarged fuselage and it caused some unwanted vibration. That's why they took them off.
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whatever set of errors or omissions turn out to have been responsible, thus far, there is no predicate for saying that the junior crewmember was thinking 'this won't end well, but Hot Pants Herbie, I best not say anything about it to the Old Man.'
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@ Capn Bloggs. Yes sir, point well taken, specifically that this incident could turn out to have involved, or has already been revealed as involving, neither pilot knowing what their position was. I don't see a cultural issue in that factual paradigm (or as law profs like to say, "fact pattern"), and certainly not a theme of extreme deference to seniority. Yes, the errors here may be worse, but it isn't hypocrisy to fail to criticize the crew for a flaw they did not exhibit.
@ Spleener. Sir, I will attempt to restate and clarify: it isn't hypocrisy to fail to criticize the crew for a flaw they did not exhibit.
@ Spleener. Sir, I will attempt to restate and clarify: it isn't hypocrisy to fail to criticize the crew for a flaw they did not exhibit.
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Genuine question - is this likely to be a career ender for these guys?
Or a `don't ever do that again' kind of discussion.
Or a `don't ever do that again' kind of discussion.
The sad part is - these fired pilots would be otherwise the last pilots in the world to ever land at a wrong airport again!
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The sad part is - these guys will be the last pilots in the world to ever land at a wrong airport again!
No, they flew in a new crew from NY
I told the wife that I wish they would include something like this in an airplane movie rather than that unrealistic stuff like the movie Flight
a friend says that a 747 once landed at Jersey Airport (EGJJ) due to a medical emergency
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I suspect the reason for the two different approach charts is that one was drafted by AF standards and the other by AeroNav standards. I doubt that either of these charts would have been used by the crew as they would undoubtedly be using Jeppesen charts.
Just as a matter of interest, if you look at the videos of the takeoff roll, it seems to last about 28 seconds -- quite a bit shorter than the usual ~45.
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actually it is the business of air traffic control to make sure that a plane of any kind on an IFR clearance is complying with the clearance.
the 747 was cleared for an approach to the air force base
and
the plane didn't comply with that clearance.
not only a moral imperative but a technical one too.
and remember boys and girls, a military airfield in the USA has a beacon which flashes two whites and a green, not just green whitegreen white.
actually it is the business of air traffic control to make sure that a plane of any kind on an IFR clearance is complying with the clearance.
the 747 was cleared for an approach to the air force base
and
the plane didn't comply with that clearance.
not only a moral imperative but a technical one too.
and remember boys and girls, a military airfield in the USA has a beacon which flashes two whites and a green, not just green whitegreen white.
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actually it is the business of air traffic control to make sure that a plane of any kind on an IFR clearance is complying with the clearance.
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The 787 wings are built in Nagoya, Japan, and the fuselage in Grottaglie, Italy. The Dreamlifter was built to bring these assemblies to Seattle and Charleston for final assembly. Almost all Dreamlifter flights are long range across the Atlantic and North Pacific.
The airplane is very draggy and they really could use winglets to cut down on the fuel flow, but there were some airflow issues with the enlarged fuselage and it caused some unwanted vibration. That's why they took them off.
The airplane is very draggy and they really could use winglets to cut down on the fuel flow, but there were some airflow issues with the enlarged fuselage and it caused some unwanted vibration. That's why they took them off.
There are quite a few Dreamlifter flights between CHS and PAE, some stopping at ICT...
Wing flutter problems also led to a redesign of the wing fuel distribution logic.
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he might have won the lottery. he might have done alot of things.
but why would an ATP cancel IFR while airborne when going to an airport with a control tower in operation? Tell me.
ATC is not done with you if you call the airport in sight.
cancelling IFR is something else, and he wouldn't have done that, when the Tower at the proper destination would have done it automatically upon landing
he might have won the lottery. he might have done alot of things.
but why would an ATP cancel IFR while airborne when going to an airport with a control tower in operation? Tell me.
ATC is not done with you if you call the airport in sight.
cancelling IFR is something else, and he wouldn't have done that, when the Tower at the proper destination would have done it automatically upon landing
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but why would an ATP cancel IFR
I said the pilot might have cancelled his IFR plan, it is pilot's discretion. Yes, when you report airport in sight and accept landing clearance it is NOT a duty of the ATC to monitor your progress.