Unsure of details but if you go onto http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7063563.stm and click on picture two it shows a picture of an A320 which crashed, aparently today, in Butuan??
By: Homer09001 - 29th October 2007 at 20:26
i can just image the cabin crew going down the aisle in flight: “Would you like a Coconut or Banana with your meal sir”
but on a serious note lucky escape for all.
By: steve rowell - 27th October 2007 at 03:07
No fatalities or major injuries thank goodness
By: Future Pilot - 26th October 2007 at 18:27
MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine Airlines aircraft overshot a runway and plowed into a tropical forest while landing in a southern city early Friday, injuring 19 passengers and crew, police and the airline said.
The Airbus A320 flight from Manila to Butuan city sustained extensive damage after it came to a halt in a banana and coconut grove, airline spokesman Rolando Estabillo said.
The plane’s doors and exits were swung open and emergency slides were deployed.
Nineteen people suffered minor injuries, said police Superintendent Elmer Doyo. Estabillo said the pilot and co-pilot were slightly hurt in the neck and nose and several others were brought to a hospital.
“Some have only anxiety reaction and had themselves checked,” Doyo said, adding other injuries included scrapes and bruises.
The plane had 148 passengers and crew.
Estabillo said the airport in Butuan, about 790 kilometers (490 miles) southeast of Manila, was closed until Saturday while the plane and the runway were being inspected.
Butuan airport manager Emmanuel Costelo said the plane’s two engines were damaged.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20071026/tap-as-gen-philippines-rough-landing-1st-fe2a5de.html
All photos from Yahoo website :).
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October 26, 2007 at 6:16 pm