Fedex incident in NRT right now.. anyone heard anything?

[altimaklr]

Hearing news of a possible crash in NRT involving FedEx... 637pm EST

 

[skier17]

http://lite.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T155026.htm

 

[altimaklr]

[FONT=ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva][FONT=ARIAL,] It was FedEx Flt 80 MD11 from Guangzhou and happened around 0650. They're saying due to strong winds.
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[altimaklr]

This is definitely not good:

http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye4089545.html

 

[Gearmonkey]

Holy $hit, that video is scary.

My thoughts and prayers are with them right now, I hope it turns out ok.

 

[TWA]

Holy $hit, that video is scary.

My thoughts and prayers are with them right now, I hope it turns out ok.

Ditto, thoughts and prayers with the crew and their families.

 

[Limeyflyer]

Holy Crap!!! Prayers for the crew

 

[airgator]

Rjaa 222300z 30018g29kt 9999 Few030 13/m04 Q1002 Ws R34r Nosig

 

[regionaltard]

Yikes. Thinking good thoughts for the crew.

 

[Salukipilot4590]

FOX News is reporting CA/FO dead.

R.I.P.

 

[aviatrix767]

Just heard on the news that the only two crew members on board did not survive. God speed.

 

[i'mbatman]

Holy crap...thoughts and prayers.....

 

[Hovernut]

That was a horrible looking sequence of bounces in the surveillance video. Godspeed to the gallant crew.

 

[MD11Drvr]

The MD-11 can be a first class hand full on a windy day. R.I.P. to the crew if the news reports are correct. By the grace of God go I, so lets all be careful out there.

 

[embpic1]

Wow. Truly a sad day. After watching that video it seemed like they pushed full forward after the second bounce. I don't think the crew would react this way. I wonder if something broke in the first bounce (pallets came forward,flt control problem).

My thoughts and prayers to the crew and family members. RIP guys.

 

[JettBoii]

Holy ********************. That was terrible. Damn. Very sorry. God speed.

 

[Fernando]

I used to work for FedEx and know some MD11 pilots, i hope theyre OK!

RIP.

 

[johnsonrod]

I tried the other video link and it didn't work for me. I found this on Youtube. Very hard landing in what looks like windy conditions with a porpoise and then flipping to the left side. Pretty scary!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cM...L_enUS309US309&tab=nv&feature=player_embedded

 

[GooseHZ]

Prayers

Go with God my brothers....i will keep your faimlies in my prayers.

 

[stupidpilot]

Oh God, that video just made my stomach lurch. Those poor guys. My prayers are with them.

 

[Pervis]

God bless.

 

[Hobit]

Thoughts and prayers for all involved.

 

[taysha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cMK9LUnzI

Heard both pilots were dead.

 

[NEDude]

Horrible to watch. Condolences to their family, friends and all at FedEx.

 

[b707guy]

Christ Almighty! One minute you're on approach, the next minute all hell breaks loose. As MD said, there but for the grace of God...

Prayers and remembrance for friends and family.

 

[EdAtTheAirport]

Condolences to all the Fedex guys/gals.

 

[jonjuan]

Yet, not a thing on the Fedex website other than an ad trying to steal business from DHL.

 

[DH106]

This is really upsetting. Can any MD-11 pilots verify some technical stuff about the MD-11 design?

A safety website quoted an MD-11 pilot as saying that the MD-11 horizontal stab is 40% smaller than the DC-10, and that it makes the plane horribly hard to control on landing. That, and the LSAS system is supposed to compensate for the lack of stability. He also said that, on touchdown, one has push forward to compensate for a sudden pitch-up caused by the autospoilers, but then one has to immediately pull back as the autobrakes kick in to keep the nosewheel from slamming down. It sounds like a handfull in harsh winds... can anyone verify these items? God bless to the crew and their families.

 

[AirBadger]

Does this remind anyone else of Fedex flight 14? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Flight_14

 

[timeless]

Sometimes our glorious machines fail us. That video was frightening and humbling. Everything went wrong so quickly.