Mexicana Airlines overshots a runway

2008-07-19 13:21:18

#1

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7108

A Mexicana Airlines flight overshot a runway while landing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Friday night and struck a safety barrier, injuring a flight attendant, authorities said.Flight 802 was arriving from Mexico City just after 7 p.m. when it was stopped by a barrier of lightweight, crushable concrete blocks, authorities said.The safety barrier, known as an arrestor bed, was specifically installed to stop planes that overshoot runways, said Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride.

Mexicana Airlines spokesman Adolfo Crespo said there were 145 passengers and crew aboard, but Rosado said 142 people were evacuated using a stair truck raised to the rear of the plane.

The passengers were transported by bus to a nearby terminal.

"Everything went textbook," Rosado said of the evacuation.

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2008-07-19 13:26:42

#2

usmarine2: Banned; +233|6253|Dublin, Ohio

wow you really have to fuck up to overshoot the runways at o'hare.

2008-07-19 13:29:12

#3

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7030|NYC / Hamburg

Who let Bennet fly airplanes?

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2008-07-19 13:36:35

#4

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|7041|Columbus, OH

hmmm maybe they saw a Taco Bell, si?

2008-07-19 13:51:00

#5

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6576|SC | USA |

Not a coincidence Bennet's not on.

2008-07-19 15:14:33

#6

samfink: Member; +31|7018

ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?

2008-07-19 15:18:35

#7

usmarine2: Banned; +233|6253|Dublin, Ohio

samfink wrote:
ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?

good question

2008-07-19 15:53:26

#8

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7117

Must've thought they were landing near the border in Texas or something. Figure they'd destroy that big wall and then watch as their family comes flooding in.

2008-07-19 15:58:16

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Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7229|UK

samfink wrote:
ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?

13k feet is not 13 miles. 13k feet is 2.5 miles.

2008-07-19 15:59:57

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usmarine2: Banned; +233|6253|Dublin, Ohio

Vilham wrote:
samfink wrote:
ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?
13k feet is not 13 miles. 13k feet is 2.5 miles.

13 mile runway....lolz.

2008-07-19 16:03:18

#11

aimless: Member; +166|6587|Texas

usmarine2 wrote:
Vilham wrote:
samfink wrote:
ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?
13k feet is not 13 miles. 13k feet is 2.5 miles.
13 mile runway....lolz.

For a space shuttle without brakes?

2008-07-19 16:50:01

#12

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7000|Long Island, New York

usmarine2 wrote:
wow you really have to fuck up to overshoot the runways at o'hare.

ya rly, or the shitty pilots who do it at JFK and have to go around for another run

2008-07-19 17:24:26

#13

Defiance: Member; +438|7133

aimless wrote:
For a space shuttle without brakes?

The landing runway at Kennedy is 15000 feet long, again far short of 13 miles.

And shuttles have parachutes.

2008-07-19 17:33:45

#14

Ultimatrox: Member; +38|6695|Netherlands

SBennetIII trying to fly IRL?

2008-07-19 17:40:46

#15

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7000|Long Island, New York

Defiance wrote:
And shuttles have parachutes.

And planes have air brakes (the flaps on the wings you see come up when you land), making a 13 mile runway hardly necessary...for any type of plane.

Last edited by Poseidon (2008-07-19 17:41:01)

2008-07-19 18:59:40

#16

N00bkilla55404: Voices are calling...; +136|6394|Somewhere out in Space

Defiance wrote:
aimless wrote:
For a space shuttle without brakes?
The landing runway at Kennedy is 15000 feet long, again far short of 13 miles.

And shuttles have parachutes.

You missed it

aimless wrote:
For a space shuttle without brakes?

I think the kennedy runway is for a shuttle with brakes

Last edited by N00bkilla55404 (2008-07-19 18:59:56)

2008-07-19 21:30:20

#17

Jrdeacs: Member; +22|6361

Mexican

Mosca del canto de los mexicanos

English

Mexicans cant fly

2008-07-19 22:21:12

#18

Bert10099: []D [] []\/[] []D; +177|7203|United States

Everything went textbook.

Except for the LANDING.

2008-07-19 23:23:35

#19

acEofspadEs6313: Shiny! Let's be bad guys.; +102|7155|NAS Jacksonville, Florida

samfink wrote:
ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?

Lol, O'Hare doesn't even have a runway which is 13,000 feet (~4,000 meters) long.

2008-07-20 00:08:39

#20

Defiance: Member; +438|7133

N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Defiance wrote:
aimless wrote:
For a space shuttle without brakes?
The landing runway at Kennedy is 15000 feet long, again far short of 13 miles.
And shuttles have parachutes.
You missed it
aimless wrote:
For a space shuttle without brakes?
I think the kennedy runway is for a shuttle with brakes

And planes have air brakes (the flaps on the wings you see come up when you land), making a 13 mile runway hardly necessary...for any type of plane.

The shuttle has a parachute and air brakes (IE, the flaps on the wings you see come up when you land). The worlds longest runway I can find anything on is Edwards AF, 7.5 miles.

Where the hell were you guys going with this?

There is no 13 mile runway and 1000 ft != mile. That 'was' the point.

Last edited by Defiance (2008-07-20 00:11:38)

2008-07-20 01:36:26

#21

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7117

Jrdeacs wrote:
Mexican

Mosca del canto de los mexicanos

English

Mexicans cant fly

Los Mexicanos no pueden aviar volar.

Last edited by mtb0minime (2008-07-20 01:37:48)

2008-07-20 05:40:40

#22

usmarine2: Banned; +233|6253|Dublin, Ohio

acEofspadEs6313 wrote:
samfink wrote:
ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?
Lol, O'Hare doesn't even have a runway which is 13,000 feet (~4,000 meters) long.

yes they do. wtf are you talking about?

Runway 14R/32L
Dimensions: 13000 x 200 ft. / 3962 x 61 m

2008-07-20 07:25:53

#23

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7153|Devon, England

Vilham wrote:
samfink wrote:
ok, the longest runway is 13000' feet, or about 13 miles. the shortest is about 7 miles, give or take a mile. how the BLEEP do you overshoot that?
13k feet is not 13 miles. 13k feet is 2.5 miles.

Bua ha ha, owned.

2008-07-20 07:29:44

#24

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6424|Washington DC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_runways

Longest one is 18K feet. Area 51 is supposed to have one that's abandoned now that's 23K.

2008-07-20 07:35:29

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7083|London, England

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