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UPDATED - Light aircraft crashes at Southend Airport
AN aircraft has crash-landed at Southend Airport.
The aircraft had four people on board when it came down at 11.09am.
Fire crews and ambulance crews were called after the small Piper PA-32 Saratoga was diverted to make an emergency landing.
Airport emergency services initially dealt with the incident, with Essex Fire and Rescue Service acting as back-up.
Fire crews helped free one passenger.
All four people escaped uninjured.
12:36pm Friday 4th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: steve, southend airport on 1:05pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Just for correctness this was actually a Piper PA.32 Saratoga and not as stated in your text above as a P8-32. Runway blocked for about an hour before it was towed off the runway by a tractor.
Just for correctness this was actually a Piper PA.32 Saratoga and not as stated in your text above as a P8-32. Runway blocked for about an hour before it was towed off the runway by a tractor.
Posted by: Stupid Spud, Thorpe Bay on 1:10pm Fri 4 Jul 08
[quote][bold]steve[/bold] wrote:
Just for correctness this was actually a Piper PA.32 Saratoga and not as stated in your text above as a P8-32. Runway blocked for about an hour before it was towed off the runway by a tractor.[/quote] Wait for the Anti-airport nimby brigade to start kicking off.
They will ignore the fact that the aircraft was diverting into Southend and not operating out of the airport.
steve wrote:
Just for correctness this was actually a Piper PA.32 Saratoga and not as stated in your text above as a P8-32. Runway blocked for about an hour before it was towed off the runway by a tractor.
Wait for the Anti-airport nimby brigade to start kicking off.
They will ignore the fact that the aircraft was diverting into Southend and not operating out of the airport.
Posted by: Steve, Leigh on 3:12pm Fri 4 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Stupid Spud[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]steve[/bold] wrote: Just for correctness this was actually a Piper PA.32 Saratoga and not as stated in your text above as a P8-32. Runway blocked for about an hour before it was towed off the runway by a tractor.[/quote] Wait for the Anti-airport nimby brigade to start kicking off. They will ignore the fact that the aircraft was diverting into Southend and not operating out of the airport.[/quote] Southend Airport, formerly Rochford airport, has been there since 1914 - I doubt if there are many residents that can remember it not being there, so they will all have moved into the area knowing it was there. More fool them!
Stupid Spud wrote:
steve wrote: Just for correctness this was actually a Piper PA.32 Saratoga and not as stated in your text above as a P8-32. Runway blocked for about an hour before it was towed off the runway by a tractor.
Wait for the Anti-airport nimby brigade to start kicking off. They will ignore the fact that the aircraft was diverting into Southend and not operating out of the airport.
Southend Airport, formerly Rochford airport, has been there since 1914 - I doubt if there are many residents that can remember it not being there, so they will all have moved into the area knowing it was there. More fool them!
Posted by: 152, Rochford on 3:31pm Fri 4 Jul 08
I saw a hive of activity on the runway as I went past just after 12, but couldn't make out what was actually going on.
I saw a hive of activity on the runway as I went past just after 12, but couldn't make out what was actually going on.
Posted by: State the obvious, Lol on 6:52pm Fri 4 Jul 08
[quote][bold]152[/bold] wrote:
I saw a hive of activity on the runway as I went past just after 12, but couldn't make out what was actually going on.[/quote] A plane had crashed. :)
152 wrote:
I saw a hive of activity on the runway as I went past just after 12, but couldn't make out what was actually going on.
A plane had crashed. :)
Posted by: John, UK on 7:15pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Nice to see the airport being used for passengers.
Nice to see the airport being used for passengers.
Posted by: 152, Rochford on 8:15pm Fri 4 Jul 08
[quote][bold]State the obvious[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]152[/bold] wrote:
I saw a hive of activity on the runway as I went past just after 12, but couldn't make out what was actually going on.[/quote] A plane had crashed. :)[/quote] Reading that made me smile.
State the obvious wrote:
152 wrote:
I saw a hive of activity on the runway as I went past just after 12, but couldn't make out what was actually going on.
A plane had crashed. :)
Reading that made me smile.
Posted by: trevor spedding, laindon on 8:44pm Sat 5 Jul 08
The aircraft was actually a Piper PA32R Cherokee Lance which was the predecessor to the Saratoga. It landed gear up and no-one was hurt.
The aircraft was actually a Piper PA32R Cherokee Lance which was the predecessor to the Saratoga. It landed gear up and no-one was hurt.
Posted by: Dave B, Southend on 11:14pm Sat 5 Jul 08
[quote][bold]trevor spedding[/bold] wrote:
The aircraft was actually a Piper PA32R Cherokee Lance which was the predecessor to the Saratoga. It landed gear up and no-one was hurt.[/quote] Did you have your anorak to hand ?
;-)
trevor spedding wrote:
The aircraft was actually a Piper PA32R Cherokee Lance which was the predecessor to the Saratoga. It landed gear up and no-one was hurt.
Did you have your anorak to hand ?
;-)
Posted by: wubber side up, Southend on 1:08am Mon 7 Jul 08
Who really cares what type it was. A plane crashed on the runway at Southend Airport, and that just about sums it up.
Who really cares what type it was. A plane crashed on the runway at Southend Airport, and that just about sums it up.
Posted by: bomber harris's neighbour, cheltenham on 4:14am Mon 7 Jul 08
i saw a hive of activity in the sky throughout the summer and autumn of 1940 there was a huge number of planes in the sky. i couldn't make out what was going on, i know it's a long time ago now but can anyone help?
i saw a hive of activity in the sky throughout the summer and autumn of 1940 there was a huge number of planes in the sky. i couldn't make out what was going on, i know it's a long time ago now but can anyone help?
Posted by: undertaker, crays hill on 8:17am Mon 7 Jul 08
[quote][bold]bomber harris's neighbour[/bold] wrote:
i saw a hive of activity in the sky throughout the summer and autumn of 1940 there was a huge number of planes in the sky. i couldn't make out what was going on, i know it's a long time ago now but can anyone help?[/quote] They were spy planes looking for your brain....!
bomber harris's neighbour wrote:
i saw a hive of activity in the sky throughout the summer and autumn of 1940 there was a huge number of planes in the sky. i couldn't make out what was going on, i know it's a long time ago now but can anyone help?
They were spy planes looking for your brain....!
Posted by: mazdaguy, essex on 8:56pm Wed 9 Jul 08
wubber side up you just havent got a clue
the pilot and atc did a brilliant job to land that aircraft but of course being a pilot myself i do know what i am talking aboutb[/bold]
wubber side up you just havent got a clue
the pilot and atc did a brilliant job to land that aircraft but of course being a pilot myself i do know what i am talking aboutb
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