DC-9 runs into parked Airbus at MSP tonight

[Montblack]

http://www.kmsp.com/news/story.asp?1645161
KMSP TV FOX 9 News (Tuesday evening, May 10th)

(From the web link)
Planes Collide At Twin Cities International

Six people were hospitalized tonight after two Northwest airplanes collided
on the ground at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

A DC-nine landed at the airport around 7:45 tonight. But hydraulic problems
caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft and slide into an airbus
parked near a gate.

There was no immediate word on the condition of those hospitalized.

The DC-nine clipped the wing of the airbus and slid under the tail section
of the plane. The airbus's wing punctured the cockpit of the DC-nine.

The passengers on both airplanes were evacuated and emergency crews were on
the scene, cleaning up spilled fuel and tending to passengers.


Montblack

[Grumman-581]

"Montblack" wrote in message ...
> The DC-nine clipped the wing of the airbus and slid under the tail section
> of the plane. The airbus's wing punctured the cockpit of the DC-nine.

"Ohh baby, was it good for you too?" <snicker>

[Ray]

I remember when I was a kid, I used to regularly see DC-9's back themselves
out of gates using the thrust reversers. My understanding was that the only
reason it's not done anymore is because of noise and increased congestion in
the terminal areas.

Anyways, I know it's impossible to say at this point (idle and uniformed
speculation is the whole point of usenet, right?), but I wonder why they
didn't use the thrust reversers to stop the plane once they realized the
brakes were out.

- Ray

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R. burns
"Ray" > wrote in message
...
> I remember when I was a kid, I used to regularly see DC-9's back
themselves
> out of gates using the thrust reversers. My understanding was that the
only
> reason it's not done anymore is because of noise and increased congestion
in
> the terminal areas.
>
> Anyways, I know it's impossible to say at this point (idle and uniformed
> speculation is the whole point of usenet, right?), but I wonder why they
> didn't use the thrust reversers to stop the plane once they realized the
> brakes were out.
>
> - Ray
>
>

[Bushleague]

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Bush

On Tue, 10 May 2005 21:57:57 -0500, "Montblack"
> wrote:

>http://www.kmsp.com/news/story.asp?1645161
>KMSP TV FOX 9 News (Tuesday evening, May 10th)
>
>(From the web link)
>Planes Collide At Twin Cities International
>
>Six people were hospitalized tonight after two Northwest airplanes collided
>on the ground at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
>
>A DC-nine landed at the airport around 7:45 tonight. But hydraulic problems
>caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft and slide into an airbus
>parked near a gate.
>
>There was no immediate word on the condition of those hospitalized.
>
>The DC-nine clipped the wing of the airbus and slid under the tail section
>of the plane. The airbus's wing punctured the cockpit of the DC-nine.
>
>The passengers on both airplanes were evacuated and emergency crews were on
>the scene, cleaning up spilled fuel and tending to passengers.
>
>
>Montblack

[Ben Hallert]

Of interest, the rudder on the Airbus remained intact.

[Dylan Smith]

In article >, Ray wrote:
> I remember when I was a kid, I used to regularly see DC-9's back themselves
> out of gates using the thrust reversers. My understanding was that the only
> reason it's not done anymore is because of noise and increased congestion in
> the terminal areas.

They still do it at IAH (or at least did so a couple of years ago).

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[Blueskies]

"Ben Hallert" > wrote in message oups.com...
> Of interest, the rudder on the Airbus remained intact.
>

It was well under maneuvering speed....