FedEx Plane Skids Off Runway - Memphis

WMC TV - Memphis ^ | 07/27/2006 | truthluva

[truthluva]

A FedEx plane left the runway at Memphis Intl Airport shortly after landing. Three people on boeard reported safe.

[USNBandit]

Rough couple days for those guys

[dfwgator]

Well at least it didn't crash off the coast of a deserted island.

[truthluva]

The WMC TV news link has some video.

http://www.wmctv.com/

[RunningWolf]

Looks like the left wing gear collapsed and there was also a fire that was extinguished.

Lucky for them.

RW

[MplsSteve]

LOL!

[truthluva]

LOL! Now that I know everyone is safe I can laugh at that!

[SkyPilot]

The bad tooth and the ice skate scene is still in my memory.

[Gay State Conservative]

I hope that the CD's that I'm expecting weren't damaged.

[UNGN]

Another DC-10 heads for the boneyard.

[Rokke]

It wasn't me.

[elfman2]

Good to know. I was wondering if the union goons again fixed your brakes.

[Yo-Yo]

Ping

[woodbutcher1963]

WILSON !!!!!!!!!

[Pukin Dog]

With apologies to Shaggy...

Pukin: but she caught you on the tarmac
Rokke: it wasn't me
Pukin: saw you banging on the runway
Rokke: it wasn't me
Pukin: you even had her in the glidepath
Rokee: it wasn't me
Pukin: you even turned from RTO
Rokke: it wasn't me
Pukin: you saw the marks on your FD
Rokke: it wasn't me
Pukin: heard the screams when you hydro'd
Rokke: it wasn't me
Pukin: heard the screams getting louder
Rokke: it wasn't me
Pukin: she stayed until you pumped rudder?"

[HereInTheHeartland]

Wow. My cousin flys that model for Fed Ex. Hope it wasn't him.

[truthluva]

I haven't seen any names yet. We've been checking around here but no one knows yet. Good news is no one was injured.

[Rokke]

"I was wondering if the union goons again fixed your brakes"

Actually, the only union goons are the guys flying the airplanes. Enough said on that topic. No point in speculating on this accident, but the MD-10 isn't the easiest airplane in the fleet to land. It is an old DC-10 with a new cockpit. Kind of like taking a Chrysler K car and putting a new Mercedes interior in it and calling it a Mercedes.

I'm just glad it sounds like the crew is ok. And of course the packages too. ; )

[HereInTheHeartland]

Thanks, if names come out that would be great.

[Rokke]

Shaggy?!? Buddy, you've been in California too long. Unless you're talking about the guy on Scooby Doo.

And seriously...it wasn't me.

[stainlessbanner]

bump for pilot names when available

[Pukin Dog]

I know it wasn't you, you were too well trained for that. You would have boltered.

Shaggy, is a popular reggae singer in the U.S. His biggest hit is a song called "It wasnt me". I 'edited' the lyrics just a touch.....

[xusafflyer]

I have a package flying in from Scotland today on FedEx and they land in Memphis for customs. My plane is still in the air though.

[evad]

It wasn't me!

Whew! Good on that.

[RunningWolf]

It is an old DC-10 with a new cockpit. Kind of like taking a Chrysler K car and putting a new Mercedes interior in it and calling it a Mercedes

Exactly the same thing with the B737-300 (to 500) series. I have the same suspicion about wing-lets put on the older wings not designed for it. The enhancement may be more visual than anything else.., LOL.

[Rokke]

"Whew! Good on that."

Yeah. When I drive one in, I'm sure it will be far more impressive than a little broken landing gear and a small fire. When I screw up, I tend to go all the way.

[Rokke]

"I have the same suspicion about wing-lets put on the older wings not designed for it."

I'm with you. Kind of like putting a chrome exhaust tip on a Dodge Neon. Except it costs more.

[RunningWolf]

Kind of like putting a chrome exhaust tip on a Dodge Neon. Except it costs more

Yeah like the 727-100/200's I have seen with winglets LOL.

Or back to the car analogy, I was thinking more like the huge multi-winged spoilers you see on the back of the Dodge Neon sized cars, it probably takes 10 mph OFF the top end! But they FEEL AND LOOK FAST. I guess thats what counts ;)

Enter the aviation version of the 'bricklin'

[RunningWolf]

LOL, I have this image of a long drawn out escapade ending up with a mall piece that you step out of a little bit mused up but unharmed.

That reminds of an incident I read on the F4 at the WPAF museum. The F4 was the only airplane in the entire world to have ever made a gear up takeoff.

He was coming in hot on an emergency landing and the aircraft was veering off into a culvert. Fortunately in this case he still had the wing tanks on the wing and he was skidding on those. So he tapped full burner again and got enough altitude for him the co-pilot to punch out.

[pollyannaish]

Whew.