How not to land a Passenger Jet

Berserker · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:02

A passenger jet which was destined for City of Derry Airport has landed at an Army base six miles away by mistake.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4857962.stm
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,15410-1217074,00.html

Oops. That could have gone bad in a hurry. :eek:

Raymond Lin · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:05

Whoa, surely the control tower would have ask them to identify themselve.

Zip · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:12

Im thinking 3 things.

Scuzi is irish
Scuzi is an air traffic controller
Scuzi ate that mysterious chocolate bar that someone posted through his door.

Some how linked maybe :confused:

iSam · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:33

Raymond Lin said:
Whoa, surely the control tower would have ask them to identify themselve.

I agree, thats strange. Well as Berserker said, it could have gone seriously wrong!

pyro · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:34

Zip said:
Im thinking 3 things.

Scuzi is irish
Scuzi is an air traffic controller
Scuzi ate that mysterious chocolate bar that someone posted through his door.

Some how linked maybe

Scuzi is in trouble

William · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:35

Ahhhh Ryan Air.... Pilot was probably hammered.

Duke · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:36

that is rather worrying

benjo plz. · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:36

William said:
Ahhhh Ryan Air.... Pilot was probably hammered.

or asleep

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Oliver · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:36

lmao what a ****-up! It'd be cool to see it fly the 6 miles back to the airport :cool:

chris_r · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:46

They probaly don't realise how lucky they are, Amry base of all places.

Berserker · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:47

6-mile flight didn't happen. The authorities grounded the aircraft and transported the passengers to the correct place by coach. Makes sense in case there was more to it than a pilot blunder.

Besides, who'd want that pilot to take them anyway? :eek:

chris_r · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:51

I am guessing every passenger wants compensation? Where theres blame...

Spunj99 · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:54

Phog · 29 Mar 2006 at 18:57

Zip said:
Im thinking 3 things.

Scuzi is irish
Scuzi is an air traffic controller
Scuzi ate that mysterious chocolate bar that someone posted through his door.

Some how linked maybe

He works in London though does he not?

Berserker · 29 Mar 2006 at 19:00

chris_r said:
I am guessing every passenger wants compensation? Where theres blame...

Compensation? Ryanair? Don't think so.

bingham67 · 29 Mar 2006 at 19:12

LOL he thought he would stop for tea and crumpets.

VaderDSL · 29 Mar 2006 at 19:19

It is not yet clear how the plane will be removed from the Army base.

Call me crazy and slap me with a large trout, but you know, it's a plane, perhaps they haven't though of, like, you know, flying it off the base?

[TW]Fox · 29 Mar 2006 at 19:21

It is not yet clear how the plane will be removed from the Army base.

Ok so a passenger jet lands at an airbase which has Irelands longest runway and its not clear how it will be removed?

Duh

Nazbit · 29 Mar 2006 at 19:23

I have just read about this, the pilot seems to have made a visual approach to the wrong runway, I suppose 5 miles isnt all that much from up there, but then something like that should never happen.

What happened in terms of radio tranmissions then? Surley atc would have notified them that they were off course or atleast one of the two control towers would have noticed a stray plane...but then I know nothing.

[TW]Fox said:
Ok so a passenger jet lands at an airbase which has Irelands longest runway and its not clear how it will be removed?

Duh

Dont be so sure, They will probably do something stupid like take it apart put it in lorries and drive it 6 miles down the road to rebuild it

I would love to have heard the announcement when they landed though, "Ladies and gentlemen welcome to ...oh ...err"