Plane in near-miss with lawnmower........Only in Ireland.

Run_to_da_hills · 30-06-2009 09:07PM #1

Last week a Crocodile "caused" a helicopter crash in Darwin, a ride on lawnmore almost caused a plane crash at Dublin Airport. :eek:

An aircraft with more than 200 people on board was involved in a serious incident at Dublin Airport when its wing passed over a tractor lawnmower moving along the runway, with the driver oblivious to the landing jet.

The crew of the Canadian-registered Boeing 757-200, a Thomson Airways flight from the Sharm-el-Sheikh resort in Egypt spotted the lawnmower as the plane landed on May 29th last.

Someone in the DAA will get their ass kicked.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0630/breaking61.htm

galwayrush · 30-06-2009 09:09PM

If it happened 25 years ago, it would have been a near miss with an ass cart, we have come a long way.:cool:

My name is URL · 30-06-2009 09:11PM

He was cutting it fine

hohohohehehaha

challengemaster · 30-06-2009 09:14PM

What's the accident that's mentioned about 15 times in the article? Did yer man get sucked into the engine or wha? If not, what's the fecking fuss being caused about?!

Also, LOL@the driver was oblivious to aircraft landing on the runway.

Where the fcuk else was it going to land at an airport? :rolleyes:

Wertz · 30-06-2009 09:17PM

That must have been some pair of earmuffs he had on.

or maybe he was listening to his ipod...

K-9 · 30-06-2009 09:17PM

challengemaster wrote: »

Also, LOL@the driver was oblivious to aircraft landing on the runway.

Where the fcuk else was it going to land at an airport? :rolleyes:

He must have been plane blind! :eek:

PS. Probably more plane crazy though!

Vain · 30-06-2009 09:47PM

Edit: I fail at puns.

30-06-2009 09:49PM

My name is URL wrote: »

He was cutting it fine

hohohohehehaha

Vain wrote: »

That lawnmower was cutting it fine been on the run way.

Fail.

ejmaztec · 30-06-2009 09:56PM

I wonder what tractored the crew's attention?

Stercus Accidit · 30-06-2009 10:03PM

Pun!

Senna · 30-06-2009 10:10PM

It is probable that the starboard wing of the Boeing 757 passed over the ride-on mower during the landing roll

By my reading of that, the plane had not touched down when it passed over the lawnmower.
Could have been dangerous, but it wasn't.

I was driving the car yesterday, if that kid (in his garden) had of been standing 20 feet to the left i could have knocked him down, my story is just as news worthy.

ejmaztec · 30-06-2009 10:10PM

Stercus Accidit wrote: »

Pun!

You're just not trying are you?:(

nk12 · 30-06-2009 10:17PM

omg i work for them and didn't hear that!
:eek:

hollywoodhoppy · 30-06-2009 10:19PM

jaysus, that plane was nearly mowed out of it

(sorry couldnt resist)

Sea Sharp · 30-06-2009 10:26PM

Now that's what I call a sticky situation.

(Irrelevant Pun)

Relevant · 30-06-2009 10:31PM

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/hangar-talk/636-air-france-jet-hits-cow-runway.html

"only in nigeria! :mad:"

WHat makes you think that it is an exclusively Irish thing op???

K-9 · 30-06-2009 10:33PM

Anyway more importantly, what was the lawnmower doing on the runway?

magick · 30-06-2009 10:34PM

tell me moar

Loveless · 30-06-2009 10:44PM

They'll have to be mower careful in future.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZteTafGfYI4/RuyLN9mcSjI/AAAAAAAAAk0/qcblT4h3b7w/DCP_1290.JPG

http://3d-nut.com/Gallery/albums/skycutter/FlyingLawnmower.jpg

Run_to_da_hills · 30-06-2009 10:51PM

I thought they only permitted the use of Flymo'sat Dublin Airport.

Ghost Train · 30-06-2009 10:54PM

K-9 wrote: »

Anyway more importantly, what was the lawnmower doing on the runway?

to get to the other side

galwayrush · 30-06-2009 10:59PM

K-9 wrote: »

Anyway more importantly, what was the lawnmower doing on the runway?

Trying to hitch a ride out of this recession fecked country.

View Profile · 30-06-2009 11:05PM

Who cuts the grass after 1am?

michaelflynn61 · 30-06-2009 11:07PM

Senna wrote: »

By my reading of that, the plane had not touched down when it passed over the lawnmower.
Could have been dangerous, but it wasn't.

I was driving the car yesterday, if that kid (in his garden) had of been standing 20 feet to the left i could have knocked him down, my story is just as news worthy.

The point is that there are strict rules and regulations regarding activity in the perimeter of the runway so as to minimise the risk of accidents happening. In this case no accident happened, maybe the next time we might not be so lucky.

Run_to_da_hills · 30-06-2009 11:08PM

View Profile wrote: »

Who cuts the grass after 1am?

Surely that would wake up the neighbours at that unmerciful hour.

nk12 · 30-06-2009 11:46PM

michaelflynn61 wrote: »

The point is that there are strict rules and regulations regarding activity in the perimeter of the runway so as to minimise the risk of accidents happening. In this case no accident happened, maybe the next time we might not be so lucky.

exactly 'we' might not be so lucky next time! there have been enough incidents and loss of lives recently!! 'we' would prefer a clear perimeter and runway ... so we get to go home!

people dont see the how easily these things can happen until its too late!

Steo46 · 30-06-2009 11:57PM

Lawn order is mower important than lives at Dublin Airport.

michaelflynn61 · 01-07-2009 12:00AM

nk12 wrote: »

exactly 'we' might not be so lucky next time! there have been enough incidents and loss of lives recently!! 'we' would prefer a clear perimeter and runway ... so we get to go home!

people dont see the how easily these things can happen until its too late!

Indeed, and I was on this flight and all.

K-9 · 01-07-2009 12:08AM

michaelflynn61 wrote: »

Indeed, and I was on this flight and all.

That was a close shave.

Ghost Train · 01-07-2009 12:10AM

would be a very Irish way to leave this world

My plane flew into a tractor

Sofaspud · 01-07-2009 12:59AM

The pilot must have weed himself a little.

Weed? Grass? Anyone? Bueller?

Bah.

Plane in near-miss with lawnmower........Only in Ireland.

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