Qantas plane (turbo prop) makes emergency landing

[NM]

From news.com.au:

A QANTAS plane bound for Cairns with an almost full load of passengers has made an emergency landing after one engine stopped mid flight.

The right-side engine on the 72-seat turbo-prop stopped 10 minutes after take off from Horn Island in the Torres Strait.

 

[Hvr]

So did they swear or say oh Dash?

 

[docjames]

Where are the (usual) hysterical news(ltd paper) headlines???

 

[straitman]

Where are the (usual) hysterical news(ltd paper) headlines???

Maybe D(Cr)ash 8s aren't important enough.

 

[Platy]

Where are the (usual) hysterical news(ltd paper) headlines???

Right here in Cairns screaming across the weekend edition of the News Ltd Cairns Post (red highlights are my humble addition).

Mid-air drama

Roger ****son
Saturday, June 21, 2008
© The Cairns Post

PASSENGERS on a Qantas plane feared for their lives when an engine shutdown at 3000m on a flight from Horn Island to Cairns yesterday.
Almost 70 passengers and crew endured a terrifying flight onboard the crippled Dash 8 as it was diverted to Weipa to make an emergency landing.
After about 20 minutes the plane reached the Weipa strip where it landed and became stuck mid-runway.
Corey Bousen, who took photographs of the dead engine from his window seat on the right-side of the turbo-prop plane, told The Weekend Post of his struggle to stay calm after a crew member told passengers of the problem about 10 minutes into the flight.
He said the engine had accelerated rapidly for about a minute before the pilot performed an emergency shutdown.
A flight attendant said: "You may have noticed on engine is not working", Mr Bousen said. He said while the passengers appeared calm on the inside he was definitely thinking about the different possible outcomes - including a fiery end.
"I was not relaxed. I've done some flying and while I knew it could fly on one engine you do wonder about the inevitable if the other fails," he said.
As the plane limped to Weipa, Mr Bousen said passengers were kept informed by pilot Greg Moore.
On finally reaching Weipa about 12.20pm, the plane circled the airport while emergency crews positioned themselves and passengers prepared for the landing.
Mr Bousen praised Capt Moore for his skill in landing the crippled plane.
"The deceleration was dramatic.
"A book I had beside me flew forward off the seat next to me," he said. "It would have been a real pig to land that plane on one engine."
On landing, the plane failed to turn properly and became stuck on the runway near the terminal.
Mr Bousen's first thought on landing was "I need a beer".
A QantasLink spokeswoman said 22 passengers were put on to a replacement aircraft yesterday afternoon and that 34 passengers stayed overnight at Weipa and would leave today.
"QantasLink is currently assessing the aircraft," she said.
The incident follows another serious delay on the same route in a similar aircraft only a week ago.
Mr Bousen said his father had to wait seven hours to get aboard after that plane had suffered technical problems on arriving at Horn Island.
It is not known if it is the same aircraft.

 

[munitalP]

"I need a beer"..

The only hyperbole worth reading.... mmmm is 0900 to early to crack a crownie? Good on them newspapers - especially those with Clive Cussler as the editor... hmmm



Mr!

 

[Kendall Roy]

Right here in Cairns screaming across the weekend edition of the News Ltd Cairns Post (red highlights are my humble addition).

Mid-air drama

Roger ****son
Saturday, June 21, 2008
© The Cairns Post

PASSENGERS on a Qantas plane feared for their lives when an engine shutdown at 3000m on a flight from Horn Island to Cairns yesterday.
Almost 70 passengers and crew endured a terrifying flight onboard the crippled Dash 8 as it was diverted to Weipa to make an emergency landing.
After about 20 minutes the plane reached the Weipa strip where it landed and became stuck mid-runway.
Corey Bousen, who took photographs of the dead engine from his window seat on the right-side of the turbo-prop plane, told The Weekend Post of his struggle to stay calm after a crew member told passengers of the problem about 10 minutes into the flight.

Was that bloke sponsored by Cleanex Tissues? Toughen up son

 

[straitman]

struggle to stay calm

I struggled to stay calm reading this dribble :!:

"It would have been a real pig to land that plane on one engine."

Yeah, right :!:

"I need a beer".

So do I after reading this.

It is not known if it is the same aircraft.

Who cares :?:

I've got to go flying shortly so I must remember to start both engines so I don't have to endured a terrifying flight .

 

[oz_mark]

I've got to go flying shortly so I must remember to start both engines so I don't have to endured a terrifying flight .

I understand helicopters don't work so well unless both the fans are going!

 

[straitman]

I understand helicopters don't work so well unless both the fans are going!

True but they do work on one engine. As do most twin engined aircraft (incl Dash 8s).

 

[docjames]

Well that's more like it. The first line is the gem!:

PASSENGERS on a Qantas plane feared for their lives

 

[dajop]

"The deceleration was dramatic.
"A book I had beside me flew forward off the seat next to me," he said.

 

[oz_mark]

I was going to day it sounded like many normal landings I had been in, but chose not to!

 

[coco50]

The only hyperbole worth reading.... mmmm is 0900 to early to crack a crownie? Good on them newspapers - especially those with Clive Cussler as the editor... hmmm



Mr!

If he had four or more he would have officially been a binge drinker:!:

 

[codash1099]

The whole episode couldn't have been too bad. There were no reports of panic, screaming, naked hosties or nuns playing guitars :mrgreen: