Incident - Waterford Airport

Mitch Buchannon

Reports coming into the office here that a Flybe has gone off the runway in Waterford Airport.

I have no futher details at the moment.

LeftBase

Mitch Buchannon wrote: »

Reports coming into the office here that a Flybe has gone off the runway in Waterford Airport.

I have no futher details at the moment.

Didnt know they flew there...in fact they dont! Must have diverted!

David086

LeftBase wrote: »

Didnt know they flew there...in fact they dont! Must have diverted!

They do fly to Waterford. Flying to Birmingham.

LeftBase

David086 wrote: »

They do fly to Waterford. Flying to Birmingham.

Really? It isnt listed on their route map!

Doom

I think they do a stop off there...hope all are ok

Pacing Mule

They fly a number of routes http://www.flybe.com/cheap-flights/waterford/

(not all direct most go via birmingham)

LeftBase

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

They fly a number of routes http://www.flybe.com/cheap-flights/waterford/

(not all direct most go via birmingham)

I see, doesn't list a Birmingham - Waterford route on the map though.

GoodisonPark

They operate a service to Birmingham from Waterford

Birmingham Airport are showing it as "delayed"

Waterford
Flybe
BE 756
17:40
Delayed\Next Information at 17:40

cocoshovel

Waterford Airport website are showing it as "on time". Yet next flights due in are shown as "Diverted to Cork".

Pacing Mule

16:25 departure to Birmingham is showing as cancelled.

Inbound EI 3187 from Luton being diverted to Cork.

Hope it's not anything serious.

cocoshovel

Those Dash's can stop very fast, so hopefully nothing serious as I imagine it would be going pretty slow if it did go off the end?

Pacing Mule

cocoshovel wrote: »

Waterford Airport website are showing it as "Landed on time". Yet next flights due in are shown as "Diverted to Cork".

From what I can tell it shows it as being "on time" ie expected to arrive on time. Looks like it hasn't been updated since the plane actually landed other than to cancel the outbound flight.

cocoshovel

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

From what I can tell it shows it as being "on time" ie expected to arrive on time. Looks like it hasn't been updated since the plane actually landed other than to cancel the outbound flight.

Yeah sorry my bad. Op, when you say "office" what do you mean by that?

b757

SAIE99 EIWF 051700
METAR EIWF 051700Z 00000KT 9999 BKN002 13/12 Q1002 R21/2/////=

SAIE99 EIWF 051630
METAR EIWF 051630Z VRB01KT 9999 -DZ OVC002 13/12 Q1003 R21/2/////=

SAIE99 EIWF 051600
METAR EIWF 051600Z VRB02KT 9000 -DZ OVC002 13/12 Q1003 R21/2/////=



Very low cloud could be a reason why it done so

Mitch Buchannon

cocoshovel wrote: »

Op, when you say "office" what do you mean by that?

I mean office, place of work ...

Menapians

looks like your right OP
http://www.thejournal.ie/plane-goes-off-the-runway-at-waterford-airport-475648-Jun2012/

A PASSENGER PLANE has gone off the runway at Waterford Airport within the last hour.
The plane, operated by FlyBe, is believed to have skidded off the runway during a turn. The incursion is not believed to have taken place as the plane was involved in a takeoff or landing.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit said full details of what happened has yet to be established but there are not believed to be any injuries or damages.
A FlyBe flight to Birmingham at 1625 has been cancelled according to Waterford Airport’s website.
A spokesperson for Waterford Airport said they had no comment on the incident.

Pacing Mule

Thejournal.ie wrote:

A PASSENGER PLANE has gone off the runway at Waterford Airport within the last hour.
The plane, operated by FlyBe, is believed to have skidded off the runway during a turn. The incursion is not believed to have taken place as the plane was involved in a takeoff or landing.
The Air Accident Investigation Unit said full details of what happened has yet to be established but there are not believed to be any injuries or damages.

Sounds like a minor one so.

Su Campu

The flight from Birmingham has now been changed to "Expected 15:50", while the return flight to Birmingham is now down on the Waterford website as "Diverted to Dublin".

http://www.waterfordairport.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217&Itemid=100100

Mitch Buchannon

Yeah I hear its minor alright, thank god. No injuries to passengers or crew. The wheels went into the grass. Airport will reopen when the plane is moved.

Su Campu

Simon has it up on The Aviation Herald

http://avherald.com/h?article=450ac2fc&opt=0

A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration G-JEDR performing flight BE-756 from Waterford (Ireland) to Birmingham,EN (UK), was backtracking Waterford's runway and turning around to line up for departure when one of the wheels went off paved surface leaving the aircraft disabled on the runway.

The airport is currently closed until the aircraft can be moved back onto paved surface, an arriving Aer Lingus flight diverted to Cork (Ireland).

Birmingham now shows the flight estimated to arrive with a delay of 4:20 hours.

Metars:
EIWF 051600Z VRB02KT 9000 -DZ OVC002 13/12 Q1003 R21/2/////=
EIWF 051530Z 09005KT 060V120 4200 -DZ OVC002 13/12 Q1003 R21/2/////=

shanemul

Just back from the airport, nothing major by the looks at all. Aircraft seems to be stuck at near the 21 end of the runway with left main landing gear and nosewheel in the mud

Su Campu

So it was the DEPARTING flight that got stuck, not the arriving one.

Su Campu

It's on the airport website

http://www.waterfordairport.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=241&Itemid=200

Waterford Airport incident – June 5, 2012


June 2012

An aircraft was taxiing at low speed on the runway at Waterford Airport this afternoon prior to take-off when - while turning at low speed - one of its wheels came in contact with the grassed area alongside the runway.
The pilot then decided not to proceed as a precautionary measure. While the incident was minor in nature and not involving injury or damage, it will regrettably cause disruption to passengers this evening.

Lustrum

Congrats to thejournal.ie for it's outstanding reporting, if it wasn't for them we wouldn't know aircraft could skid at off the runway while turning to line up.

Can't wait to hear the reports of the passengers who thought a bomb went off, feared for their lives etc...

man98

LeftBase wrote: »

Didnt know they flew there...in fact they dont! Must have diverted!

Yes they do and it has been running since the 25/3

cocoshovel

I heard they had to get a huge crane down to lift it out. Didnt get out of the mud until after midnight. I wonder did it take off that late, or what happened to the passengers? Either way, I feel sorry for the pilot.