Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airways crashed near Schiphol Airport

HunterICX · 02-25-09, 10:58 AM

It has taken the whole News broadcast this day, horrible accident.

so far 9 Death, 80 wounded.

some links about the accident:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/eu...dam/index.html
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archive...n_schiphol.php

HunterICX

Schroeder · 02-25-09, 12:02 PM

That could have gone way worse.
I wonder what happened. Since it didn't go up in flames maybe it was out of fuel...

Enigma · 02-25-09, 12:12 PM

Max2147 · 02-25-09, 12:34 PM

Here are some eyewitness accounts: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7910372.stm

It sounds like it just dropped out of the sky on final approach. One eyewitness said that it was very nose-high when it hit the ground, and a survivor said the plane dropped quickly and suddenly, like they were in turbulence or just fell into a void. To me that sounds like a stall or windshear, but the latter is unlikely because there wasn't any wind.

Either way, the survivors are very lucky. The plane came down with wings level and the tail down in a soft, open, level field. Without any of those factors, it would have been a lot worse. Still, it's tragic that there were fatalities.

SteamWake · 02-25-09, 12:39 PM

A horrible accident, it does sound like a stall though typically the nose drops in a stall.

The fact that the majority survived is a miracle.

Schroeder · 02-25-09, 02:26 PM

I don't think it was a stall. The computers on modern jets won't allow you to do maneuvers that would get you into a stall IIRC.

02-25-09, 10:58 AM	#1
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airways crashed near Schiphol Airport It has taken the whole News broadcast this day, horrible accident. so far 9 Death, 80 wounded. some links about the accident: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/eu...dam/index.html http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archive...n_schiphol.php HunterICX __________________

02-25-09, 12:02 PM	#2
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	That could have gone way worse. I wonder what happened. Since it didn't go up in flames maybe it was out of fuel... __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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02-25-09, 12:39 PM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	A horrible accident, it does sound like a stall though typically the nose drops in a stall. The fact that the majority survived is a miracle. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

02-25-09, 02:26 PM	#6
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I don't think it was a stall. The computers on modern jets won't allow you to do maneuvers that would get you into a stall IIRC. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

02-25-09, 12:34 PM	#4
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here are some eyewitness accounts: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7910372.stm It sounds like it just dropped out of the sky on final approach. One eyewitness said that it was very nose-high when it hit the ground, and a survivor said the plane dropped quickly and suddenly, like they were in turbulence or just fell into a void. To me that sounds like a stall or windshear, but the latter is unlikely because there wasn't any wind. Either way, the survivors are very lucky. The plane came down with wings level and the tail down in a soft, open, level field. Without any of those factors, it would have been a lot worse. Still, it's tragic that there were fatalities.