Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by shifty1 » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 8:49 PM UTC

Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision
bbc.com

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by vardump » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:29 PM UTC

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/heathrow-cra...

"Two airplanes have hit into each other on the runway at Heathrow Airport this evening (Wednesday, September 28). The nature of the incident was not clear at first, but witnesses report that the wings of two planes hit into each other. It is not believed to be a serious incident."

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by agsnu » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:29 PM UTC

oopsy daisy

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by paulgb » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:30 PM UTC

vardump wrote: post #2

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/heathrow-cra... "Two airplanes have hit into each other on the runway at Heathrow Airport this evening (Wednesday, September 28). The nature of the incident was not clear at first, but witnesses report that the wings of two planes hit into each other. It is not believed to be a serious incident. "

Maybe @dang could replace the link with that one, the linked one doesn't seem to be handling the load well.

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by rwmj » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:32 PM UTC

BBC News has a better article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63069004

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by paxys » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:34 PM UTC

Probably not serious enough to discuss. Planes clip random things – and each other – while taxiing at airports all the time.

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by runarberg » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:35 PM UTC

Also in the Icelandic state news: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2022/09/28/vel-icelandair-lenti-i-a...

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by epolanski » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:42 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #6

Probably not serious enough to discuss. Planes clip random things – and each other – while taxiing at airports all the time.

It is actually far from being that common.

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by dang » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:47 PM UTC

rwmj wrote: post #5

BBC News has a better article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63069004

Ok, we'll change to that from https://www.airlive.net/breaking-two-planes-collided-on-grou.... Thanks!

Re: Heathrow Airport: Two planes in minor collision

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Post by bdamm » Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:49 PM UTC

epolanski wrote: post #8

paxys wrote: post #6

Probably not serious enough to discuss. Planes clip random things – and each other – while taxiing at airports all the time.

It is actually far from being that common.

No, it’s quite common. Planes collide on the ground all the time, at airports all over the world. Normally minor “oops” in ground handling, by the pilots but also can be pushers and such who are ferrying around airplanes. Runway entrance and exits are particularly hazardous and are marked that way.