http://www.elperiodico.com/info/galeriasv2/galeria.asp?idioma=CAS&idgaleria=969
Iberia A340-600 overun in Quito, after tires blown up. No casualties. Luckily they were able to avert the colission with houses. At the moment it was rainning hard on Quito. The airport is famous for the huge amounts of overuns which happen regularly.
I am glad my cousin wasn´t on the cockpit at the moments, and any of my friends on the crew.
By: steve rowell - 9th May 2008 at 08:46
Second A340-600 to leave the stage this year, only 6 years after type entro into service. Though both write-offs cannot be called to be caused the aircraft, the landing in Quito was just plain wrong (too fast, too high).
Doesn’t say much for Iberia’s training methods does it
By: Schorsch - 5th May 2008 at 12:10
Delete EC-JOH in your books, a confirmed write off.:(
Second A340-600 to leave the stage this year, only 6 years after type entro into service. Though both write-offs cannot be called to be caused the aircraft, the landing in Quito was just plain wrong (too fast, too high).
By: Newforest - 2nd May 2008 at 22:46
Delete EC-JOH in your books, a confirmed write off.:(
By: Ren Frew - 4th December 2007 at 23:36
And luckily the invisible passengers were unhurt as well!
Still… at least the weather was nice at Quito ‘Downtown’ International that day… :rolleyes:
By: Newforest - 4th December 2007 at 23:12
No wonder it over ran, there was noone in the cockpit monitoring the landing!
And luckily the invisible passengers were unhurt as well!
By: symon - 4th December 2007 at 22:55
No wonder it over ran, there was noone in the cockpit monitoring the landing!
By: Newforest - 4th December 2007 at 21:37
This is an interesting video of the crash. It is a reconstruction lasting about 4 minutes. There is apparantly another video of the crash recovery, but I haven’t been able to find it yet!
The A.340 is now on jacks in a maintenance area.
By: Newforest - 15th November 2007 at 19:28
Another short video of the crash scene, so close to a disaster!
By: keltic - 12th November 2007 at 22:16
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=AKX2SubH7DM
Shortly after the crash. Why do the crew don´t open the doors and evacuaten inmediately?. Isn´t it a bit too slow?.
By: Future Pilot - 12th November 2007 at 14:08
I can’t believe they didn’t elect to go around on that approach??
Yeah that was quite scary to watch.
By: ianatkin - 12th November 2007 at 13:59
not a so normal one in Quito
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Airbus_A340-300-Airline_Iberia_Aviation_Video-9163.html
I can’t believe they didn’t elect to go around on that approach??
By: keltic - 11th November 2007 at 11:47
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Airbus_A340-600-Airline_Iberia_Aviation_Video-4837.html
Normal landing and not a so normal one in Quito
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Airbus_A340-300-Airline_Iberia_Aviation_Video-9163.html
By: MATaxi - 10th November 2007 at 22:34
Although its a young frame , its still a long way from home at an airfield which doesn’t offer much in terms of facilities to help the engineers with what might be a big ask on looking at the photos only. If I had to place a bet I’d say that the only way out of Ecuador for it is in boxes of many pieces 🙁
By: Newforest - 10th November 2007 at 22:02
Well, having thought about it more, there is every possibility that the aircraft will be repaired – it is a relatively youthful aircraft.
That is correct. EC-JOH, msn 731 delivered last year!
By: Global express - 10th November 2007 at 20:16
Great shots on here.
I’m no expert either but I imagine the cost of such a repair and stress on the air frame would be reasons to write it off.
By: adamdowley - 10th November 2007 at 19:41
I am no expert and am only going from photos and what I have read, but I would be surprised if she flies again. The fuselage could be bent, and the wing box appears to be damaged.
By: Bmused55 - 10th November 2007 at 19:36
Some black nasty and a lick of paint and she’ll be back in the air
By: Newforest - 10th November 2007 at 15:04
It’s not been the time of year for Airbus, has it? TAM A320, SAA A340 and now IBE A340.
What do you reckon, write-off? I would have thought that it would be.
Depends on the wing damage, appears that the L/H undercarriage was torn off and obviously the two port engines will need replacing/repairing and it depends on the facilities available at Quito. The A340 is the largest plane permitted to land in Quito.
By: keltic - 10th November 2007 at 14:56
Some more. Close ones.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00011.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00013.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00014.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00015.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00016.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00017.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00019.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00021.jpg
Quito is a tricky one.
By: Newforest - 10th November 2007 at 13:36
And a good view from the port side!
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