REX runs off runway at Mount Gambier

[Andrew P]

Regional aircraft in runway mishap (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/06/2891714.htm?section=justin)

A Regional Express aircraft has run off the end of the runway at Mount Gambier in the south-east of South Australia.

It was landing off at about 8:15am ACST when it left the runway at the southern end at the airport.

It is not known whether anyone has been hurt or the extent of any damage to the Rex aircraft.

see what further news brings

[Paul McFarlane]

All pax and bags off the plane..

Picture quality not great due to distance but...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4582910920_252e2586b9_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/4582283765_fa6b5fb551_b.jpg
(Let me know if you have trouble viewing these pictures)

[Nigel C]

Nope, can't see them, but it might be the server I'm viewing them through.

[Paul McFarlane]

I'll put up the links as well:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48386125@N05/4582910920/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48386125@N05/4582283765/in/photostream/

[Ryan Hothersall]

Hope the resident REX trolly dolly (we all know who he is) was not on this one.

[Brad M]

is it only VH-SBA in those colours ?

that livery has been in adelaide alot lately , unsure if it's the only one tho.

[Paul McFarlane]

Unsure if any others are painted that way, but I can confirm that this is VH-SBA.

Further details from abc.net.au:

..Passenger Amy Herrmann says the plane was full but there was no panic at any stage.

"We seemed to still be going quite quick and the brake's come on quite abruptly and we just veered off to the left," she said.

"The conditions probably aren't the best at the moment. It's a bit wet out here so I'm not sure if that had a part to play with it.

"Everyone stayed really calm. The captain come (sic) over pretty quickly and said 'Everyone just be seated, everything's fine so just be patient', so everyone was really good. We were all pretty quiet."

The aircraft had 31 passengers and three crew on board.

Regional Express said there was no damage to the aircraft.

[Adam P.]

SBA is the only one in that livery - City of Wagga Wagga special scheme.

[David M]

Wasn't me!

David M.

[Robert Zweck]

Assuming he landed on RWY 18, there is a 17 foot drop in the 2 thresholds which doesn't help things.


212 down to 195 AMSL

[David M]

I just watched SBA arrive back into ADL from my back yard. Arrival was approx 1530L

David.M.

[Paul McFarlane]

Assuming he landed on RWY 18, there is a 17 foot drop in the 2 thresholds which doesn't help things.


True.. but it's nothing they haven't encountered here before. And it wasn't that wet on the runway. My money is on a wheel lockup.