Slip Sliding Away

[iflyfred]

Any pictures yet?

One was Polar...

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/764426/L/

Unfortunately, that makes 2 in 2 days for Atlas.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

Yes, 2 for 2, however the Atlas airplane had a whole lot more damage. It looks like the Polar bird just needs the mud washed off.


http://www.airliners.net/open.file/764616/M/

 

[H82BL8T]

Tally 2, VID....

One a/c was a Polar 747 in the overrun on 4R. The other a/c was partially on 4L near taxiway G - it was a big 3 engine jet with a motor on the tail, winglets, purple paint and a logo that started with a "F."

The Atlas 747 in the above link is not at JFK.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

It is at DUS.

 

[BlueBusDriver]

Not exactly a "chamber of commerce" kind of weekend....

We were behind this guy when he had a problem after landing on 4L. I thought he had just missed a turnoff or something, but was told later by TRACON that an aircraft was disabled on 4L.
It was about 4:30pm on Sunday. We were told to go around at about 1000 ft.
.....went into holding (again) and finally got around to landing on 31R, which turned out to be the only runway left to operate on at JFK at that point.
As we were on short final for 31R, I noticed the Polar Air B747 was still sitting at the very end of 4R.

BBD

One a/c was a Polar 747 in the overrun on 4R. The other a/c was partially on 4L near taxiway G - it was a big 3 engine jet with a motor on the tail, winglets, purple paint and a logo that started with a "F."

The Atlas 747 in the above link is not at JFK.

 

[FastCargo]

Hmmm....

Originally Posted by H82BL8T
One a/c was a Polar 747 in the overrun on 4R. The other a/c was partially on 4L near taxiway G - it was a big 3 engine jet with a motor on the tail, winglets, purple paint and a logo that started with a "F."

Interesting. There hasn't been a peep about this anywhere. Not even rumors. So it could be:

1) Mis-ID aircraft. Wouldn't be the first time by a F-15 driver (just kiddin' dude...relax!)

2) FedEx has done a masterful job of covering up a jet sliding off a runway. (Personally, I doubt it, cause rumors and word of aircraft incidents - even just overheating brakes - tend to break Einstein's laws in the spreading of the info).

3) What happened may not be what you think happened. This may be the reason we haven't heard anything. Crew may have had a problem that required stopping and tow in, or hydraulic failure as they taxied clear,who knows. If there was an actual sliding off the runway,we would have already gotten the 'Winter weather, y'all be careful' speech.

My .02.

Fly Safe (and y'all be careful)!
FastCargo

 

[H82BL8T]

Fed-EX MD-11

Ref AW&ST, 31 Jan 2005, page37 under a report called "Skid Row".