Light aircraft crashes at Southend airport (From Echo)
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Light aircraft crashes at Southend airport
2:02pm Friday 28th September 2012 in News
Light aircraft crashes at Southend airport
A LIGHT aircraft has crash-landed at Southend Airport.
The twin engine Piper Aztec plane, believed to be based at the airport but privately owned, came down at lunchtime.
It had a collapsed nose wheel on landing causing it to crash.
The ambulance service was called at about 1.05pm today.
Two adults and three children were onboard but no one was injured.
Two ambulances, an area manager and a hazardous area response team (HART) were dispatched to the incident.
Ambulance spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “The initial 999 call we received stated a plane had crashed on the runway.
"Two adults and three children were assessed by ambulance staff and all five were uninjured and did not require hospital treatment.”
The runway was closed while it was recovered and a flight to Dublin and one to Jersey have been delayed.
Two private jets due to land were diverted to an alternative airfield.
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Max Impact
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2:15pm Fri 28 Sep 12
pipeman wrote:And Jayman...
Nose wheel collapse, glad all are ok.
Wait for SAEN................
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Lunch in Italy not too shabby.
APR
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3:26pm Fri 28 Sep 12
E -Type
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4:14pm Fri 28 Sep 12
jayman
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4:21pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Max Impact wrote:behave max...
pipeman wrote:And Jayman...
Nose wheel collapse, glad all are ok.
Wait for SAEN................
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Lunch in Italy not too shabby.
im glad everyone is okay.
pipeman
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4:32pm Fri 28 Sep 12
E -Type wrote:Flimsy..?! if a Piper Aztec ran over your foot you would know all about it ..lol
Those things are that flimsy its like being on a kite.
E -Type
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5:15pm Fri 28 Sep 12
pipeman wrote:Not sure the make i was in, sat eight people, but In the air it was swirling all over the place, dipping and rising like a boat..
E -Type wrote:Flimsy..?! if a Piper Aztec ran over your foot you would know all about it ..lol
Those things are that flimsy its like being on a kite.
Max Impact
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6:34pm Fri 28 Sep 12
E -Type wrote:Thats called turbulence even large aircraft suffer from it.
pipeman wrote:Not sure the make i was in, sat eight people, but In the air it was swirling all over the place, dipping and rising like a boat..E -Type wrote: Those things are that flimsy its like being on a kite.Flimsy..?! if a Piper Aztec ran over your foot you would know all about it ..lol
E -Type
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6:46pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Max Impact wrote:All im saying is the plane was flimsy... and was blowing around like a paper bag on a Chicago street...i could see the clouds through the fuselage and was frightened to look down at the floor in case i could see the sea below.
E -Type wrote:Thats called turbulence even large aircraft suffer from it.
pipeman wrote:Not sure the make i was in, sat eight people, but In the air it was swirling all over the place, dipping and rising like a boat..E -Type wrote: Those things are that flimsy its like being on a kite.Flimsy..?! if a Piper Aztec ran over your foot you would know all about it ..lol
southendshrimper
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6:47pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Just wait for saen to crow on how dangrous the airport is.
I bet they will start a petition to get the airport closed down & get all there mates from out of the area to sign it.
jolllyboy
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7:38pm Fri 28 Sep 12
sosad 1
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7:53pm Fri 28 Sep 12
jolllyboy wrote:JOLLYBOY AS IVE TOLD LOADS OF PEOPLE ON THESE THEADS SEEK HELP OR A BIT PART IN A REMAKE OF ONE FLEW OVER THE CUKOOS NEST NITE NITE HOPE THE STRAPS ARE NOT TO0 TIGHT
Serviced at Southend ?
Audioman
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8:15pm Fri 28 Sep 12
SARFENDMAN
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9:37pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Max Impact
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11:08pm Fri 28 Sep 12
jolllyboy wrote:Nope.
Serviced at Southend ?
based at Southend but serviced elsewhere.
You really are a muppet.
APR
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10:08pm Sat 29 Sep 12
Max Impact
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10:59pm Sat 29 Sep 12
APR wrote:Another to Stow Maries today Pitts Special overshot the runway ending up in a bush.
Coincidently, at about the same time there was a similar incident at Stapleford, involving the Diamond Twin Star.
Pilot walked away.
eric naylor
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11:59am Sun 30 Sep 12
Max Impact wrote:that one was only a small homebuilt kit bi-plane with only the pilot on board, and a gust of wind caused it to go off the end of the runway also out of the echo news coveage catchment area unlike the southend one with a family of five on board.
APR wrote: Coincidently, at about the same time there was a similar incident at Stapleford, involving the Diamond Twin Star.Another to Stow Maries today Pitts Special overshot the runway ending up in a bush. Pilot walked away.
thesouthendone
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1:01pm Sun 30 Sep 12
Molliver
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1:41pm Sun 30 Sep 12
southendshrimper wrote:Really who the hell would close the airport for a minor crash. They have had crash landings at other airports, shall we set up petitions to close them all down as well. Just get a life and face facts the airport is moving forward, and created a lot of jobs in the area.
Glad everyone is ok.
Just wait for saen to crow on how dangrous the airport is.
I bet they will start a petition to get the airport closed down & get all there mates from out of the area to sign it.
Max Impact
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2:10pm Sun 30 Sep 12
Molliver wrote:I think shrimper is having a dig at saen not backing them.
southendshrimper wrote: Glad everyone is ok. Just wait for saen to crow on how dangrous the airport is. I bet they will start a petition to get the airport closed down & get all there mates from out of the area to sign it.Really who the hell would close the airport for a minor crash. They have had crash landings at other airports, shall we set up petitions to close them all down as well. Just get a life and face facts the airport is moving forward, and created a lot of jobs in the area.
pipeman says...
2:08pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Wait for SAEN................
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