Brainy Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 link Plane crash destroys Kent homes A small plane carrying two pilots and three passengers has crashed in Farnborough in Kent severely damaging a house and garage. Flames and a large plume of black smoke billowed from homes in Romsey Close after the Cessna Citation jet came down at about 1430BST near Darrick Wood. The plane's occupants are unaccounted for and police said a few people suffered minor injuries on the ground. Residents in the most severely damaged house were thought to be away. A man named as John told how he was piloting another plane at Biggin Hill when he heard a mayday call from a Cessna come over to the control tower. He told the BBC: "I was about thirty seconds from touchdown and I heard a mayday call. "(The pilot) reported severe engine vibrations. You could hear the alarms in the cockpit. "The pilot came back over the radio a second or two later and said 'We're going down, we're going down'. "The radio stayed live, and as I turned off the runway I looked back and I saw the plane basically drop out of the sky. "And then the radio went dead and black smoke came up from over the hill." An eyewitness, Paul Daisley, said: "We heard a light aircraft coming across as if it was having trouble putting its wheels up. "The wheels wouldn't come down and it was dropping rather rapidly, as it came across the tennis centre. And then we just saw a big plume of black smoke go up in the air." Local resident Karl Mills, told Sky News: "It was the loudest noise I've ever heard. All you could see was a big ball of fire, and smoke billowing over the house." Another eyewitness Katherine Simnett told the BBC she believed the house was empty, and residents next door left safely. She said roads in the crash area were closed and the smell of fuel was heavy in the air. Nearby Farnborough Hospital said it was on standby to take any casualties. A spokesperson from the Department of Transport says the Air Accident Investigation Branch are launching a full investigation into every aspect of the crash and the first inspectors are already on the scene.
Maybes Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 Lucky those people were out of their houses. Just a bit. I would imagine/hope the pilot and passengers somehow ejected themselves from the plane.
StroudFox Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 Hope they survive the 5 people on the plane all died but no-one on the ground was injured - 2 taken to hospital for shock. Link
DB11 Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 the 5 people on the plane all died but no-one on the ground was injured - 2 taken to hospital for shock.Link That would have been distressing and scary. In the plane and then seeing it go down and knowing you couldn't do anything... just imagining it happening is scary (compare that to being on one of the 9/11 planes!! ) And the man who was listening to the mayday call.. wonder if he'll be distressed in anyway.
StroudFox Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 That would have been distressing and scary. In the plane and then seeing it go down and knowing you couldn't do anything... just imagining it happening is scary (compare that to being on one of the 9/11 planes!! )And the man who was listening to the mayday call.. wonder if he'll be distressed in anyway. This is why I don't like flying - you are not in control! Give me a car anyday, as long as I am driving! I cannot even imagine what it would have been like to be on the plane or in and around the housing estate. I am just surprised that more people were not affected!
Stevosevic Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 I'm flying on Wednesday, i'm always nervous anyway, this doesn't help. Poor passengers, can't imagine what it must be like.
Maybes Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 I'm flying on Wednesday, i'm always nervous anyway, this doesn't help.Poor passengers, can't imagine what it must be like. Me too. Im off on sunday. You off anywhere nice?
Stevosevic Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 Me too. Im off on sunday. You off anywhere nice? Off to Barcelona until Tuesday, going to the Barca v Getafe game on Sunday night, should be a great experience. I hear the weather is going to be pretty good too. How about yourself?
isaidno Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 Imagine being on holiday & getting a phone calling saying a plane had crashed into your house. You would think someone was winding you up !
Maybes Posted 30 March 2008 Posted 30 March 2008 Off to Barcelona until Tuesday, going to the Barca v Getafe game on Sunday night, should be a great experience. I hear the weather is going to be pretty good too. How about yourself? Amsterdam
isaidno Posted 31 March 2008 Posted 31 March 2008 One of the dead is Ex Touring car driver David Leslie.
Darkzzz_ Posted 31 March 2008 Posted 31 March 2008 Off to Barcelona until Tuesday, going to the Barca v Getafe game on Sunday night, should be a great experience. I hear the weather is going to be pretty good too. How about yourself? Nice one, have you been before?? Camp Nou is the bollocks mate!! My mate is going to this game aswell. As a big fan of Barcelona it seems that there are some big changes needed at that club, Mourinho in!! (As a translator again)
Stevosevic Posted 31 March 2008 Posted 31 March 2008 Nice one, have you been before?? Camp Nou is the bollocks mate!! My mate is going to this game aswell. As a big fan of Barcelona it seems that there are some big changes needed at that club, Mourinho in!! (As a translator again) No, this will be my first time. Your not the only one to tell me that, should be brilliantt. Changes are definetely needed, how they lost on Saturday i don't know, incredible. Unfortunately the game is between the Champions League matches so they may rest players, which would be a shame but there will still be plenty of quality out there. I'm not sure what to expect of the atmosphere though, any good?
Darkzzz_ Posted 31 March 2008 Posted 31 March 2008 Yes mate, the atmosphere is very different! You will love it though, i have been 4 times the last one was against Villareal in 2006 when Ronny scored that overhead kick!! I promise you will get the Bug and you will be back there within the next year. I hope you have a great time... defo do the tour aswell!! You will be in FCBOTIGA (the megastore) for ages aswell!!!
Darkzzz_ Posted 31 March 2008 Posted 31 March 2008 Lmao this thread hasn't gone too much off topic 'eh You know what, i just laughed myself when i read plane crash and me and the other fella are chatting about Barcelona. Spose its better than being to morbid though!!
Uncle Monty Posted 31 March 2008 Posted 31 March 2008 well they do say something like 90% of accidents happen at home.............
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