Accident at Leeds

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Sounds at the mo like a German citation has run off of Rwy14 closing airfield - more details as i find them...

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woo another incident post here as soon as you find details egnm!

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Reports from the local enthusiasts groups...

Citation 2 D-CAUW came in on 14 like a bat out of hell and has gone off the end of 14 (like the tristar) airfield closed.

Apparently she has come to rest on her nose, with no injuries. Apparently the airfield may be able to re-open in next 30mins or so, dependant on damage to lighting and/or other equiptment

Will keep ya posted...

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cheers egnm wow it must have been travelling.
although i still think the runway is to short the by 767 only just manages to take off and land every time ive seen it

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Leeds has and still can handle a/c up to B747 size. AN extra 500m would be excellent as an addition to Rwy14/32, but then again there would b the problem of the Cheven off the end of 14 which already dictates a 3.5 degrees glideslope, and the rwy can't really extend much further at the 32 end! Problem...

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yeah suppose your right i think i just want a bigger runway so we can compete with finningly.. ah well

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airfield back open yet egnm?

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sounds like it's open with a reduced Take off/Landing distance at the moment. Not sure how the B737/757/767 a/c will cope - next decent size landing is the MYT B752 for Fuertaventura in 45mins or so.

From the board looks like departures are recommencing...

Departures

T34704 SOUTHAMPTON 1435 DELAYED
BD405 EDINBURGH 1445 DEPARTED 1609
T34395 ISLE OF MAN 1450 DELAYED
BD294 GLASGOW 1505 DEPARTED 1612

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i was wondering about the myt 757 do you think it will have to divert to manchester?

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we'll have to wait and see...

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myt757 landed safely watched it on multiflight looked like g-pids

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Originally posted by EGNM
Leeds has and still can handle a/c up to B747 size.

hmmmmn...well ok, if you consider reducing pax numbers massively and carrying limited fuel!

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Unrestricted runway requirements:

747-100 - 3,100m
747-200 - 3,100m
747-300 - 3,100m
747-400 - 2,990m

Typical runway lengths:

Leeds-Bradford - 2,250m
Liverpool - 2,286m
Manchester - 3,048m
Heathrow - 3,902m
Gatwick - 3,159m
Glasgow - 2,658m
Humberside - 1,554m

I use HUY as an illustration, as I have personally witnessed a B742 and Concorde operate there; presumably under special conditions.

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LBA has had concorde 747 a330 and of course the tristar that slipped off the edge

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yea bearing in mins it's a VIP SP i'm not surprised it only had that number on board, picked up 8 from NM brought in by 2 helos from the York Races i think...

Our charter 747s used to run from here over to Canada, so fuel wasn't really a huge factor in its departure status

andway heres some pics courtesy of Paul (Dont know his last name) a contributer to LBA2...

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that was from his bedroom window, heres a couple more...

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save the best till last, it was in carrying football supporters for the Man U match, we had several unusual Bizjets...

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accidental post...

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Originally posted by EGNM
save the best till last, it was in carrying football supporters for the Man U match, we had several unusual Bizjets...

What Man U match?

I take it you mean the [sarcasm mode]ever so exciting CL final[/sarcasm mode] at Old Trafford?

If ever there was proof needed that no country should have more than one team competing in the CL...

Incidentally, I'll bet neither AC nor Juve brought 75'000 supporters from around the World with them...

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Sorry it should have read for the match AT Man U - hard to believe i'm a football fan really after travelling the country watching my beloved Ipswich Town and England, as well as one or two "other" matches such as FA cup finals and alike!

Yep what a poor match... what a poor shoot out... what a long trip home for Juventus... :rolleyes:

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It was not a very exciting match, to say the least. Typical of Italian teams, in my opinion.