Unbalanced Cargo

[Malko]

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Last update: May 27, 2004 at 11:40 AM
Tail-heavy plane tips, strands workers 40 feet in air
Associated Press
May 27, 2004PLANE0528


LOS ANGELES -- A cargo plane being unloaded at Los Angeles International Airport became unbalanced and tipped onto its rear wheels Thursday, stranding seven workers 40 feet above ground.

The workers were rescued after about an hour by firefighters using a ladder truck, fire department spokesman Bob Collis said. None of the workers was hurt.

Workers may need a crane to right the MD-11 plane, operated by World Airways, Collis said. The company, based in Peachtree City, Ga., did not immediately return a phone message.

The accident happened before dawn at the airport's cargo complex, away from regular airport traffic.

``As soon as they took whatever it was out of the back of the plane, the weight shifted and the plane just went back on its tail,'' Collis said.

Tail-heavy planeAnn JohanssonAssociated PressIn January 2002, a Korean Air MD-11 tipped back on its tail while being unloaded in Sydney, Australia. Ten crew members were trapped, but all were rescued without injury.



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[highspeed]

Well I just recently got out of VS's ramp training course and we were showed a few pictures just like that. Our trainer told us a few ways that could happen, more then just the obvious "don't take all the weight out of the tail." Aparently it almost happened to us once. Our plane had parked at the gate but due to a few other intl. arrivals, customs had backed up, and the inspectors told everyone still on the plane to return to their seats. Well the upper class pax had already gotten off, so it was just economy pax onboard, and they went back to their assigned seats at the back of the plane. The nose of the plane had been emptied of its cargo and baggage and the plane started to rock back. Someone on the ground saw the nose wheel strut fully extended and put 2 and 2 together. He had the loaders put things back into the nose and all was well.
I guess all you can say to this picture is ..d'oh

 

[viper548]

The Air Force requires its loadmasters to fly with the cargo. It seems to be a good incentive to follow loading and unloading procedures correctly.

 

[bushmaster]

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Off the subject.............What airline is that?? They were contracted out as a MAC (Now AMC) flight I was on. Crappy service.....wouldn't expect less

Back to the subject.............

 

[viper548]

That's World air cargo.

 

[bushmaster]

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That's World air cargo.

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Yeah I kind of got that......I guess I've never really seen much more of them since the mac I took. But it was a pax jet......didn't think they were still in business.

 

[montanapilot]

decent sized company

http://www.worldair.com/

 

[TallBoy85]

Too bad the engines aren't all above the center of gravity...just fire up and go!

 

[mtsu_av8er]

I flew World Air from March AFB to Kadena AFB once...and Back!!! MD-11's are such cool airplanes and they provided great service!!

 

[FLYMcDoofer]

World is in and out of CHS a lot as both PAX and cargo I believe.

Please tell me the ground crew unloading that was a Mercury Contract. The Mercury FBOs and Mercury ground services are no longer same company so I can laugh.

 

[Sprint100]

Tape just released contains conversation from the workers loading the plane.
"Hey Jeff, did you place the stand under the tail"
"Uhhhhhhhhhhh.............................."

 

[flyguy]

Something tells me this photo might end up in a textbook under the weight and ballance section.

 

[Mr_Creepy]

Something tells me that photoshop was used in that picture. The logo and the title don't look "worn"enough.

 

[Tim]

World usually has 3 or 3 a/c overnight in ATL and the planes are very clean on the outside. Cant remember ever seeing a really dirty spot on them except maybe around the APU exhaust.

 

[Stone Cold]

I believe I saw this on the news the other night, so I'm pretty sure it's real. It's just a very clean airplane.

 

[ready2fly]

Don't worry. If it's something that SOME folks have a hard time understanding - it's "photoshopped."

 

[tonyw]

Well, it did come with an AP newswire story.

 

[Silverhawk]

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The workers were rescued after about an hour by firefighters using a ladder truck,

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Of course there is a lesson behind all of this.. but... rescued.. bahhhh... leave me up front chillin' in the cockpit

 

[Malko]

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Something tells me that photoshop was used in that picture.

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Come on now, it is straight from the newspaper. Are you saying that a newspaper would do something like that and doctor a photo.

 

[jtrain609]

Do you think everything is photoshoped, John?