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Airplane Mishap Photos: Unbelievable, But True!
This is almost too hard to believe. It's got to be staged, right? According to Snopes, it's not. "The plane's registration number (N6487J) identifies it as a Piper Cherokee registered to Vision Real Estate Management Co., Inc., of Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, that plane was involved in an accident at Meadow Lake Airport near Colorado Springs on 7 December 2006."
This one is hard to believe too, but Snopes assures us it's real. "One of the military's largest transports got stuck at the end of a runway atop the I-564 overpass for more than 16 hours. It was unable to turn around at the west end of Chambers Field at the Norfolk Naval Station. The incident forced the closing of the field to all but helicopter traffic and made for a dramatic sight for hundreds of motorists passing beneath it during morning rush hour.
This is pretty much the worst thing you want to see while your plane taxis on the runway. But is it real? Yep. "This is a genuine photograph depicting the aftermath of Mandarin Airlines Flight 642 from Bangkok to Hong Kong, which crashed upon landing on 22 August 1999."
I would have been physically unable to take this picture as I would have been cowering in fear, head firmly between my legs. Whoever did, kudos to you. Snopes has the scoop on this one, too. "The photograph displayed above was taken during an AirTran flight from Atlanta to Orlando on 13 July 2004. Shortly after takeoff, a passenger on AirTran Airways Flight 4 reported seeing a cover come off the left engine."
This one cracks me up. I can't even begin to imagine what the bus driver was thinking when he slammed into the side of this airplane. According to Airliners.net, the "wingtip came within inches of the driver's head," which you can almost see happening on the full-size version of the image.
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I can't imagine how this even happened. Did the truck drive under the plane? The plane over the truck? I'd venture to say the latter, because I doubt the truck could have lifted the plane off the ground. You can read speculations from people much smarter than me over on Airliners.net (scroll down).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
britney Aug 16th 2008 7:48AM
I wonder how all these accidents can happen dangerously...,,,
people should take more precautions cause some day nobody will survive.....!!!
christopher Feb 25th 2009 4:43AM
I think that people who are preparing for Air travel for the first time will cancel their tickets if they have a look at these images
Karen May 8th 2009 12:47AM
You are also missing the pic of the Southwest plane that overflew Burbank Airport a few years back. It stopped just short of a gas station, which then raised the question of why a gas station was at the end of a runway!
When flying from Lima to Cusco 5 years ago, our plane taxied past a plane "graveyard" for several minutes. Given that we had been bumped from our previous flight because of broken brakes, I didn't care for that sight! Ironically, coming back from Cusco, our plane's hydraulics broke as we were starting take-off. That trip was my worst experience with mishaps.
Dave Luna Apr 25th 2007 1:22PM
I kinda wonder where that engine cover ended up.
Kathy S. Glow Apr 26th 2007 11:30AM
I love these pictures! They scare me to death but kind of thrill me at the same time. Good work.
Dolby Anderson Apr 26th 2007 3:46PM
Dave -
The engine cover ended up on the ground. Duh!!!
Preston Apr 26th 2007 3:59PM
I actually took the last picture. The tug was bringing the plane to the gate from the hangar. Luckily only a maintenance guy was on board, and the person driving the tug was not seriously injured. The tug being used is a quite expensive supertug (750,000$). It is capable of fairly high speeds while towing a plane. Mix that with some glycol on the ground (the slippery fluid used to deice planes) and heavy breaking while turning and you see the result. I wound up getting a sit down, citation and had to go to a class about violation airport security for taking it afterwards but it was worth it.
more of my aviation photos - http://www.theler.net/gallery/aircraft
Mike Bradbury Apr 26th 2007 4:15PM
Is there an inflight engine picture with a gremlin hangin out like in that Shatner twilight zone?
Tony Sky Apr 26th 2007 4:18PM
The Air foce Jumbo Jet on the freeway pic is not fake, but its also not on the I564 Highway its on a ramp that goes over the highway, and the higway goes into a tunnel under the ramp.
MD Apr 26th 2007 4:43PM
Aren't you missing the other Hong Kong picture? Quite a few years ago, Hong Kong had only the old airport with the runway jutting into the water. A similar event occured where a plane crashed on landing.
Since they couldn't just close down Hong Kong airport long term, the passengers for the next few weeks were treated to the sight of burned wreckage in the water off the side of the runway - I assume this was a different incident from the one shown above?
Also missing is the picture of the jet in LAX that rolled halfway out onto the road beside the airport - someone forgot to set the parking brake.
greenseaturtle4 Apr 26th 2007 10:48PM
I doubt if I would have flown on that tiny little jet from Cleveland to San Antonio if I had seen these photos first! You all know that ones I'm talking about, from Continental Express. They squeeze you in there like sardines and it only fits around 40 people.
MentalFloss Apr 26th 2007 11:00PM
You probably wouldn't have to worry about the one where the encasing is removed from the engine unless on its way off it ripped some of the wiring/tubing/cables off with it.
Generally, the entire thing is enclosed so even with an exposed housing, airflow isn't compromised since all of the turbines, impellers and fans are still within the core unit.
I, of course, couldn't help but be scared shitless seeing that though...
Nice pics.
Tracy Blanton Apr 27th 2007 12:16AM
The Norfolk Naval Base picture would have been better if the camera man moved back a few hundred ft. and got the "SPEED LIMIT ENFORCED BY AIRCRAFT" sign in the pic.
Barbara Apr 27th 2007 2:25AM
something is rare happen!
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LadyExapt (Nancie) May 1st 2007 8:46AM
Almost makes me never want to fly again. Actually, if anyone remembers the Singapore Airlines flight that crashed in Taipei in late 2000, I arrived earlier in Taipei that day. My e-mail was extra busy for a couple of days!
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