Virgin 747 About to Crash Land at Gatwick

wretcheddomain · 29-12-2014 04:33PM #1

Apparently a problem with a landing gear; flying around as we speak.

Virgin Atlantic has confirmed there is a landing gear problem with a flight thought to be circling over the coast of Sussex.

The Boeing 747 jumbo is preparing for a "non standard landing" at Gatwick because of a "technical issue with one of the landing gears", said a statement.

It is currently in a holding pattern near Newhaven, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.

Experts have told Sky News the flight may have been dumping fuel and unconfirmed photos appear to show one of the landing gears at an angle.

Flight VS43 took off at 11.44am from Gatwick and was heading to Las Vegas.

Twitter users have reported seeing emergency vehicles heading for the West Sussex airport.

A tweet by the airport said: "In line with standard procedure, emergency services are on standby at the airport purely as a precaution."

Flight data appears to show the aircraft made it to the South West before turning back.

http://news.sky.com/story/1399293/landing-gear-fault-on-virgin-plane-circling-uk

Looks like we get another potential disaster just before the New Year.

lukesmom · 29-12-2014 04:36PM

What's with all the crashes and disasters recently?

Grayson · 29-12-2014 04:36PM

Fcuk.

here's a link

http://news.sky.com/story/1399293/landing-gear-fault-on-virgin-plane-circling-uk

edit: there was a link already. Doh!

Señor Fancy Pants · 29-12-2014 04:36PM

Someone page Fr. Ted Crilly!

Tell him to bring his sticky tape.

wretcheddomain · 29-12-2014 04:39PM

Looks like it's going in for the kill now...

Collie D · 29-12-2014 04:39PM

On Sky News and BBC...fingers crossed all goes well.

listermint · 29-12-2014 04:40PM

Jesus cant imagine whats going though the crew and passengers head.

One minute Las Vegas excitement the next circling for hours to burn off fuel.

BlaasForRafa · 29-12-2014 04:41PM

lukesmom wrote: »

What's with all the crashes and disasters recently?

The media are focusing on it that's all. Air emergencies are relatively regular and landing gear malfunctions have happened plenty of times before. This is just a bunch of coincidental events happening in a relatively short timeframe, that's why it looks worse than it is.

Fr_Dougal · 29-12-2014 04:42PM

Non-standard landing, but Sky News will ring the life out of the story and blow it out of all proportions.

Polo_Mint · 29-12-2014 04:42PM

Good luck pilot's

Señor Fancy Pants · 29-12-2014 04:42PM

Best of luck to the pilots, crew and passengers. It's not something I'd like to go through. Hope it all works out well.

Fcuk that

Karl Stein · 29-12-2014 04:47PM

It's appears to be down safely.

29-12-2014 04:48PM

She's down safely.

Sky news are dissapointed

mikemac1 · 29-12-2014 04:49PM

Sky News haven't a clue

A plane on the ground but they don't know if it's this one or not

Señor Fancy Pants · 29-12-2014 04:49PM

Yep, seems to be fine. Damn fine job pilots, damn fine. I'd say Sky are raging.

Specialun · 29-12-2014 04:49PM

All good

Panic over...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 29-12-2014 04:50PM

Close thread so.

Peregrine · 29-12-2014 04:51PM

With a title like that, you should write for the Daily Mail.

The Backwards Man · 29-12-2014 04:51PM

Sky News gutted.

Karl Stein · 29-12-2014 04:51PM

I can't understand why they don't just hover down like a helicopter.

listermint · 29-12-2014 04:51PM

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

The media are focusing on it that's all. Air emergencies are relatively regular and landing gear malfunctions have happened plenty of times before. This is just a bunch of coincidental events happening in a relatively short timeframe, that's why it looks worse than it is.

True but how often to reasonably full 747 have Wheel malfunctions straight after take off ?

fair enough story to take on board no?

Specialun · 29-12-2014 04:52PM

Paul gascoigne has just arrived with some chicken, few cans and a fishing rod

SEPT 23 1989 · 29-12-2014 04:52PM

worst crash land ever

Red Kev · 29-12-2014 04:53PM

Now the real work starts for Sky..... find the most hysterical passenger who will give the most exaggerated version of what happened and ignore the couple of hundred more rational ones.

Coming up..........Could this flight of terror happen to you or your loved ones ?

My name is URL · 29-12-2014 04:53PM

You can actually hear the disappointment in the Sky News presenters voices. Such a bunch of absolute cnuts

Señor Fancy Pants · 29-12-2014 04:54PM

If it was Ryanair, they'd have an "emergency landing" surcharge.

The Backwards Man · 29-12-2014 04:54PM

listermint wrote: »

True but how often to reasonably full 747 have Wheel malfunctions straight after take off ?

fair enough story to take on board no?

Happened on this very route only a couple of months ago, albeit a BA plane. Don't think it was even reported on the news much.

Karl Stein · 29-12-2014 04:55PM

SKY: Terrorists suspected of sabotaging landing gear in flight of terror.

Hooked · 29-12-2014 04:55PM

You have used 3 inches of sticky tape.

God bless you...

In all seriousness though... Glad everyone is ok!

Tugboats · 29-12-2014 04:56PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Sky News gutted.

My name is URL wrote: »

You can actually hear the disappointment in the Sky News presenters voices. Such a bunch of absolute cnuts

everyone here is also gutted

wretcheddomain · 29-12-2014 04:59PM

Tugboats wrote: »

everyone here is also gutted

True, they just won't admit it. They came into the thread searching for drama, and yet project onto Sky News their own fantasies. :rolleyes:

Virgin 747 About to Crash Land at Gatwick

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