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CNN is reporting a Shuttle America -170 from Atlanta going off of RWY 28 (the shortest RWY at CLE), snow/visibility a factor vis <1mile but who knows...Looks like good visibility there now. Not sure how it was earlier.
 
Well, what we will all want to know is what were the braking action reports before landing and hopefully taken after the slide off. Where was the point of first touchdown. Were the TRs deployed and when? etc... etc...

Until we know that then not much to see here.
 
Plane Slides Off Runway At Hopkins Airport


POSTED: 3:54 pm EST February 18, 2007
UPDATED: 4:40 pm EST February 18, 2007

CLEVELAND -- A Delta Airlines commuter plane went off a runway at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Sunday as it was landing.
Officials believe snowy weather may have caused the plane to crash near NASA Glenn at about 3 p.m. There were snow squalls in the area at the time of the accident.
There were 74 passengers on board the plane. No one was injured
The airport used buses to get the people off the aircraft and to the terminal.
Cleveland police, firefighters, EMS and airport operation teams are at the scene.
Both engines of the plane were damaged in the crash. The nose of the plane was either damaged or buried in snow, an airport representative said.
The plane also took out part of the perimeter fence at the airport and damages some antennas.
There was no immediate word on where the plane was coming from.
Airport officials said some flights scheduled to arrive in Cleveland were being diverted to Columbus.
 
just to save someone else some research. Rwy 28 is 6017ft and the weather at the time of arrival was

[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KCLE 181956Z 30016KT 1/4SM +SN BKN006 BKN015 OVC041 M07/M11 A3001 RMK AO2 P0000 $

But it just started snowing 20 min before that with light snow according to the metars.
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How long before the Monday morning quarterbacking begins?
 
Just saw the video on the local channel. Looks like he's off the end of 28 just through the airport perimeter fence. Like someone above said RWY 28 is only 6000 ft long, 4900 ft available when landing beyond the glidslope. CLE will use 28 when the winds are more favorable for it and they are plowing one of the 24s at the time.

Sadly this is very similar to the SW MDW accident. Short runway, shorter landing with the glide and heavy, heavy snow at the time.

We've had some pretty heavy lake effect snow squalls today which is strange since the lake is frozen over. All it takes is to be landing when one of those showers is letting loose over the airport. Funny thing is usually five minutes later, the sun is out and shining. Someone landed just before this one and had no problems but no idea what conditions they had for landing vs. what the E170 had.
 
FI's top ten list of reasons why the regional jet went off the runway:

10) FO was busy frosting his hair on final.

9) Crew was not dressed properly (left hats at home).

8) Crew was distracted by ipod video's, didn't see runway coming.

7) Crew was underpaid.

6) Republicans' fault.

5) Hilary's fault.

4) Jet Blue's fault.

3) Mesa's fault

2) Leather crew jackets.


Annnnnnd, Number 1):


SJS!!!
 
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not mon morning qbing but - on the 170 when you add gust factor plus ice speeds with high landing weight you get Vapp speeds approaching 150kts. That can be a real bitch when your down to around a 5000ft runway left for rollout.

in these situations (many speed additives) it is wise to go with flaps full landing - you decrease Vapp and ref by 10 kts. -10kts at 70000lb landing weight helps, remember momentum(or energy you need to dissapate on landing) increases with the square of velocity.
 
I will say this: If you don't fly in and out of CLE on a somewhat regular basis, you certainly wouldn't expect to be using the shortest runway available under these weather conditions. The wind hasn't been that strong today so I can only think they must have been plowing 24R at the time and therefore it wasn't available for landing. Therefore they'll go with 28 to keep from having to use 24L for departures and arrivals.

Hopefully if anything good is to come of all this it will be that they quit using Rwy 28 when there is any kind of reduced braking. It just doesn't have any margin for error under these weather conditions, just like 31C at MDW.
 
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in these situations (many speed additives) it is wise to go with flaps full landing - you decrease Vapp and ref by 10 kts. -10kts at 70000lb landing weight helps, remember momentum(or energy you need to dissapate on landing) increases with the square of velocity.

Your are right, but used the wrong word. Momentum(p) and Kinetic Energary(KE) are two different things. KE=1/2mass x velocity sqaured. p=mass x velocity.

Kinetic Engergy is what you are describing. It is normally used to calculate things such as braking.
 
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Your are right, but used the wrong word. Momentum(p) and Kinetic Energary(KE) are two different things. KE=1/2mass x velocity sqaured. p=mass x velocity.

Kinetic Engergy is what you are describing. It is normally used to calculate things such as braking.

OK so you obviously paid attention in your physics classes up there at Western, but did you skip the spelling class or what?

Latest news link: http://www.cleveland.com/newslogs/plaindealer/
 
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FI's top ten list of reasons why the regional jet went off the runway:

10) FO was busy frosting his hair on final.

9) Crew was not dressed properly (left hats at home).

8) Crew was distracted by ipod video's, didn't see runway coming.

7) Crew was underpaid.

6) Republicans' fault.

5) Hilary's fault.

4) Jet Blue's fault.

3) Mesa's fault

2) Leather crew jackets.


Annnnnnd, Number 1):


SJS!!!

You forgot .....

1) Paid for training (PFT)

2) Concessions for growth

and .....

3) the RJDC!!!!!!
 
Looks like the Rwy 28 localizer antenna bought the farm again.

Wasn't it destroyed a few years back by a cargo plane when the same thing happened? It took the airport quite a while to get it rebuilt and certified. That's going to cut the arrival rate quite a bit- looks like another winter of long EDCT times for Cleveland again. At least no one was hurt...
 
dorking out

Classic dorks showing off their knowledge of an equation that the crew should have been working on Short final or possibly even the flare. This is not rocket science. there are charts for everything....can you pass me your multiplication tables captain?
 

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