Landing Cargolux 747 Hits Van on Luxembourg Runway

[Minuteman]

Whoa!

Incident: Cargolux B744 at Luxembourg on Jan 21st 2010, touched van on runway during landing
By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Jan 21st 2010 21:15Z, last updated Saturday, Jan 23rd 2010 17:12Z

A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration LX-OCV performing flight CV-7933 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg), was cleared to land on Luxembourg's runway 24 in low visibility due to fog (RVR 350 meters), when one of the tyres impacted the roof of a van parked on the runway at 12:53L (11:53Z). The airplane landed safely, the driver of the van escaped with just a shock, the van received substantial damage, the airplane suffered damage to the tyre.

Luxemburg's Ministry of Transport reported, that the van had entered the runway to perform maintenance work at the runway ground lighting. Three investigations have been initiated. The Ministry did not tell, whether the van had been cleared to enter the runway.

First preliminary results of the investigations into the incident were released on Saturday (Jan 23rd) stating, that the van had been cleared to enter the runway to perform maintenance work. At that time the Cargolux Boeing had not yet begun its approach.

 

[scooter2525]

I'm supprised it didn't knock it over! Crazy lucky.

 

[trafficinsight]

The loudest sound in the known universe followed by being surprised you're not dead.

 

[minitour]

"Tyre". I like it.

-mini

 

[TallFlyer]

Clean up on aisle 4!

 

[Contrail the Kid]

Man what are the chances of just "rolling" over the top of that van. Many different outcomes could have happened. Wow

 

[JPilot9]

The driver escaped with just a shock? I'm sure he had a substantial +1 in his underpants.

 

[Hacker15e]

"Tyre". I like it.

-mini

That is the spelling in the UK.

 

[esa17]

Man what are the chances of just "rolling" over the top of that van. Many different outcomes could have happened. Wow

It happened to a pickup truck once which crossed at the end of my home runway. Of course the plane landing was a 172.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Years ago here in Anchorage there was a similiar incident. There was an airport ops truck out inspecting a runway, and tower had forgotten about the ops guy and clears a 747 to land. When the plane landed the nose wheel went through the bed of the truck.

 

[Minuteman]

Maybe the van driver was texting.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Maybe the van driver was texting.

Probably since it was neither TXaviator or MTSU_Av8er

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

That is the spelling in the UK.

Yes, sometimes we 'muricans need to be reminded that we in fact speak a sort of slang of the Queens English.

 

[minitour]

That is the spelling in the UK.

Like I said, I like it.

-mini

 

[JordanD]

The driver escaped with just a shock? I'm sure he had a substantial +1 in his underpants.

Probably more of a +2.

ba dum TSSST

 

[OhioStatePilot]

Do we know if the van driver was asked to "Line up and wait"?

 

[mooneyguy]

seriously I bet he had just seen this and was trying it[YT]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fj_0QYzMjek&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fj_0QYzMjek&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YT]

 

[ChasenSFO]

Holy lucky bastard batman! Could have ended a bit worse for our friend in the van.

 

[Baronpilot244]

Like I said, I like it.

-mini

:laff: - you're funny, Mini

Bp244