Newsbot Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 An aeroplane carrying 19 people makes an emergency landing at the Isle of Man's Ronaldsway Airport. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7720013.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 So the police shut the whole of Ballasalla. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh janus Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 So the police shut the whole of Ballasalla. Fantastic. go round, its quicker anyway - or would you fancy a jet using the roof of your car as a reserve under carriage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfbaked Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 well said, it was not the whole of Ballasalla anyway just from the roundabout towards airport, as I am sure there are some idiots who would still try to drive past the airport if there was plane wreckage sprawled across the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 So the police shut the whole of Ballasalla. Fantastic. go round, its quicker anyway - or would you fancy a jet using the roof of your car as a reserve under carriage? Dunno...it worked pretty well in Thunderbirds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilf_uk Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 This is the SAAB jet which is owned by Loganair and does the Flybe (used to BA) Glasgow flights. It has been involved in the same type of incident every year for the past few years. Basically the light doesn't come on to say that the landing gear is locked and it sparks a full on emergency. If we had a journalist on the Island they may be asking why it is a regular occurrence on the same route/ airline/ aircraft and what cost to the taxpayer and what inconvenience to the residents around the airport. But hey, if it's not on a press release it wouldn't be published/ regurgitated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 If it's as regular an occurrence as you say gilf, the AAIB and CAA have no doubt investigated each incident and drawn their own conclusions. They're there to investigate and have statutory powers to demand answers - the press is only there to report. And only a fool would continue without 'three greens' on final approach. I started a 'twin engine' course to add to my PPL many years ago and got only two of three illuminated whilst on finals in a Piper Navajo (8 seater), so we aborted the landing and tried all the checklist 'fixes' (replacing what could have been simply a blown bulb, high-G turns during deployment, trying a manual hand pumping of the hydraulics etc). We spoke to the home maintenance base on the radio, who said it was probably just a faulty microswitch. When we eventually landed at Manchester, the engineers admitted it was a faulty mechanical locking mechanism and could easily have collapsed during the landing. Nice. I never did finish the course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 This incident was caused because one of the tiny light bulbs which illuminates to indicate the status of the landing gear, had blown. I've never flown a Saab 340 so don't know the proceedures they follow in such an event, but on other types there is a switch to test the bulbs (if it doesn't light on test it's a dud) and a secondary indication system - the q400 Flybe use here has a small panel in the floor with three seperate green lights, fed from a seperate power source and switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 i suppose the erk for those stuck in traffic would be if they closed the road for an emergency of the bulb out type if the aircraft is approaching from the castletown end of the main runway.. if it was there is NO chance of it carrering onto the road in question but it would still be shut in the name of safety!! ( it would stop rubber neckers crashing perhaps?? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 IF it was as Cap'n Bob suggests (and I have no reason to question that) then it was admittedly all a bit of an unnecessary palaver. I'm amazed that the Saab 340 doesn't have a bulb-test facility...even in the little things I fly you can swap bulbs to check for a dud. I have no specialist knowledge of emergency plans - but I think it's fair to say that closing the main road to all bar emergency vehicles when one is activated is eminently sensible - otherwise you'd have gawper gridlock and no chance of ambulances or fire tenders getting anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 IF it was as Cap'n Bob suggests (and I have no reason to question that) then it was admittedly all a bit of an unnecessary palaver. I'm amazed that the Saab 340 doesn't have a bulb-test facility...even in the little things I fly you can swap bulbs to check for a dud. I have no specialist knowledge of emergency plans - but I think it's fair to say that closing the main road to all bar emergency vehicles when one is activated is eminently sensible - otherwise you'd have gawper gridlock and no chance of ambulances or fire tenders getting anywhere. the thing is if you didn't advertise the fact something was going on by shutting the road, the blues and twos would be onsite long before joe public stopped to gawp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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