UX off the runway in ottawa

[Skippy]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idCAN1618060620100616?rpc=44


but at least both engines were operating


United Express plane slides off Ottawa runway

OTTAWA
Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:34pm EDT

OTTAWA June 16 (Reuters) - An airliner operated by United Express slid off the runway at Ottawa airport on Wednesday, but there were no serious injuries among the passengers, an airport spokeswoman said.
She said the aircraft was built by Brazilian aerospace group Embraer (ERJ.N) but had no more details.
Local media said the plane was arriving from Washington, carrying 33 people. Ottawa was hit by heavy rain on Wednesday afternoon. (Reporting by David Ljunggren; editing by Rob Wilson)

 

[CA1900]

I guarantee it was an ERJ that didn't have thrust reversers. How's going cheap on the equipment working out for ya, Trans States management?

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Wonder if they realize the US is the ONLY place you find grooved runways. Pilots rarely find new ways of wrecking aiplanes, and runway overruns are a trendy favourite. Piss poor planning and worse execution yield about the same results every time.

 

[Baronman]

Looks like everybody is ok, just some minor injuries.

The RWYS up there are fairly long 8,000 and 10,000....who knows, maybe something failed.

 

[shamrock]

Ha, Oakum said "favourite"...

 

[iflyformoney!]

Whoa Boy! Might want to wait until they get out of the hospital before you throw them under the bus!

 

[Abernathy]

Wonder if they realize the US is the ONLY place you find grooved runways.

Are you being sarcastic or are you just plain stupid?

 

[propsarebest]

Wonder if they realize the US is the ONLY place you find grooved runways.

That may be true, but the Canadians are very good at putting down overlays that offer better traction...

 

[bluechunks]

That may be true, but the Canadians are very good at putting down overlays that offer better traction...

...until they get wet.

 

[CA1900]

I guarantee it was an ERJ that didn't have thrust reversers...

And there ya go, in pic #2:

http://www.torontosun.com/news/cana...html#/news/canada/2010/06/16/pf-14415346.html


Glad nobody got hurt too badly on this one.

 

[epic!]

wait so thrust reversers an option on the erj?

 

[145BOSS]

It is an option. To my knowledge, Trans States is the only airline to opt out.

 

[great cornholio]

wait so thrust reversers an option on the erj?

Rumor I heard a few years ago was it saved $2 million per plane. Not exactly sure of the numbers but I'd say less than 25% of TSA's fleet has reverse...which is also the reason so many people have to move from the front to the back every leg.

 

[Baronman]

Rumor I heard a few years ago was it saved $2 million per plane. Not exactly sure of the numbers but I'd say less than 25% of TSA's fleet has reverse...which is also the reason so many people have to move from the front to the back every leg.

Or it could be United's ingenious software that loads all the pax in the front of the plane first. Literally rows 1-6 will be full, with nobody beyond that.

 

[great cornholio]

Or it could be United's ingenious software that loads all the pax in the front of the plane first. Literally rows 1-6 will be full, with nobody beyond that.

That doesn't help at all. But there is a noticeable difference in what the zone count has to be in order to not be nose heavy in planes that have TRs compared to planes that dont have TRs.