Updated: Aircraft slides onto the grass

James Nicholl

Jan 23rd 2010, 20:35

@Tony Abela

Looks more like the pilot miscalculated the turning rather than a skid. PErhaps some Pilots flying LONG Widebodies can confirm how much they need to 'OVERSTEER' aircraft because of the long fuselage!

And REST ASSURED Taxiways A & A1, C D E F G ARE ALL CAPABLE of 'HANDLING' Wide bodies!...If not, ATC WOULD NOT HAVE CLEARED the MD-11F to taxy through there!

tony abela

Jan 23rd 2010, 14:59

Surely not a skid on a link taxi-way. More likely miscalculation. It is still surprising as the pilot is guided with different coloured electric lights to mark the taxiway edges and the centre line.

This should not have happened, unless he used a path which is not approved for the size of the aircraft.

C Taliana

Jan 23rd 2010, 11:07

Its tough to concieve a skid when on the taxiway... unless there was slush or ice (which I do not recall of seeing any!).

Ramon Casha

Jan 23rd 2010, 09:51

That stretch clearly needs a speed camera ;)

C Cassar

Jan 22nd 2010, 14:26

At least the Saudi & Air Malta incidents were very minor and caused no impact to anyone on board unlike the Ryan Air aircraft that literally went skidding off the end of the runway at Glasgow. That was very close to being a huge disaster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPgOrYkWIc0

Andrew Cumbo

Jan 22nd 2010, 13:11

Seems that not only our roads are slippery. :-))

JAFarrugia

Jan 22nd 2010, 10:27

Looks more like the pilot miscalculated the turning rather than a skid.

Claudia Pecorella

Jan 22nd 2010, 09:36

http://arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=124297&d=5&m=7&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

Robert Magro

Jan 22nd 2010, 08:48

you can watch a small video of a similar minor incident to an airmalta plane in prague in december 2002.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ_nYTP_6as