SF340 off the runway in IAD

[georgetg]

Looks like a Colgan Saab 340 in UAX colors...

Cheers
George

 

[ftyflyboy]

Ouch! Hope all are OK

 

[planejay]

flight number??

 

[georgetg]

apparently a MX run-up gone wrong

Cheers
George

 

[derg]

apparently a MX run-up gone wrong

Cheers
George

How do you say "OOPS!" in that there Germanish?

 

[VATechPilot]

N311CE.

Most likely a brake failure while a mechanic was hauling butt to do an engine-run???

Took them about 6 hours to get it out of the ditch.

 

[VATechPilot]

Another picture...

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Is that on (or off now) the taxiway to the Colgan mx hangar ramp by 19C?

 

[flyerguy1300]

It was leaving the hangar and I was told that they tryed to make a left onto the taxiway but ended up going right into the ditch

 

[jeflies]

Another picture...

Whats that, about 30k worth of tow truck bill?

 

[MOONWOLF]

yikes. wouldn't want to be in that mess

 

[CrippleHawk]

Looks like I will be briefed tommorow night about this when I get back to work at that hanger. (Note: I work for Mesa we share the same hanger that used to be owned by ACA/Independence).

 

[Pilotforhire587]

FIRED

 

[FlyChicaga]

Bummer. 311CE was one of my favorites.

 

[Nick]

Bummer. 311CE was one of my favorites.

Matt, how large of a fleet was Chicago Express at it's peak?

 

[FlyChicaga]

17 Saab's.

 

[VATechPilot]

Bummer. 311CE was one of my favorites.

Really? Seems to always break down.

 

[VATechPilot]

Is that on (or off now) the taxiway to the Colgan mx hangar ramp by 19C?

Yeah...Z1.

 

[v1valarob]

Unfortunately the MX guy who had this accident, was one of the good ones.

Those guys don't seem to use any checklists though. We get in the plane and switched are always in the wrong spot.

 

[CrippleHawk]

That plane is now being repaired at the IAD hanger