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07-06-2013, 06:43 PM
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Boeing 777 Crashes at SFO
     They're saying the pilot came in wrong and clipped the tail on something. Not sure if there were any fatalities yet...
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07-06-2013, 06:45 PM
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oh my goodness i hope everyone is ok. that's terrible
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07-06-2013, 06:45 PM
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 I hope everyone is alright and no one was badly hurt
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07-06-2013, 06:53 PM
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He came in to low and clipped the tail on the edge of the rocks right at the end of the runway. That made the tail rip off and scatter on the runway and also ripped off at least one of the landing gear.
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07-06-2013, 07:12 PM
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I unfortunately saw the plume of smoke in person going home today on Highway 101 . . . I have been told everyone made it off the plane?
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07-06-2013, 07:20 PM
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Praying for those involved and their families. Doesn't look too catastrophic so hopefully casualties will be lite.
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07-06-2013, 07:21 PM
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KRON was reporting 2 deaths and 61 injured at about 2pm...
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07-06-2013, 07:27 PM
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..Just what I need to wake up to before I go and fix 'em.
 What I can tell right from the pictures is that it's not a US operation but the NTSB will be involved because it's a Boeing and thus a US built airframe and interest. Expect to see most of the findings in the next 2-3 years and a good chunk of it being changes to landing protocol and probably some looking into the 777 and San Fran's Instrument Landing System hardware/software. Probably also another in-depth look into the 777's flight control software as well. Also look into maintenance practices from the airline as well as the fitness (awareness wise) of the flight crew.Long short looks like he came up short on the threshold (and I mean WAAAY short) so once they find the CVR/FDR module somewhere in that mess they'll be able to tell what the heck the 777 did on landing and how the flight crew reacted. With this aircraft it's hard to tell, as there have been isolated instances of the plane going rogue (less so than Airbus aircraft) but nothing like this that I've heard of on landing where it essentially belly-flopped. Odd thing to note: The onboard fire. Last time one of these 'landed wrong' was a British Airways bird and that was a simple inspection/swap the main gear out and put her back into service. This one is a total loss. Never heard of them burning like this on landing. |
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07-06-2013, 08:38 PM
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This is so sad. 60 people are unaccounted for, and that is never a good sign
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07-06-2013, 08:47 PM
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Wow
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07-06-2013, 08:49 PM
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The press conference the airport manager I think said it was clear and the airplanes were flying VFR (Visual Flight Rules) it may have been Pilot Error. I guess we will find out later.
There were over 300 people on board, it could have been much worse. My thoughts and prayers to all those injured, killed and are unaccounted for.
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07-06-2013, 08:52 PM
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It definitely could have been worse. i just got a CNN update on my phone that said as of now, 1 is unaccounted for, 181 transported to hospitals, 49 seriously injured, and 123 not injured.
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07-06-2013, 11:17 PM
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2 dead, 181 injured, all passengers accounted for now.
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07-07-2013, 12:12 AM
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Very terrible and scary.
Just a question with crashes like this do the ppl on board have their medical & anything else maybe therapy paid for by the company?
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