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Holy Cow Update: Video Captures Shock Collision of Jets on JFK Runway
- Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:19am by
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A wing of an Airbus A380, the world’s biggest commercial passenger jet, clipped the tail of another plane while taxiing out to depart John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday night.
There were no injuries when the Air France super jumbo jet touched the other plane at 8:09 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said.
Air France Flight 7, bound for Paris, was taxiing on a runway when its left wingtip struck the tail of Comair Flight 6293, which had just landed from Boston and was taxiing to its gate at Kennedy, one of the nation’s busiest airports, Peters said.
Both jets were being towed to a ramp area for inspection, Peters said. The extent of the damage was unknown.
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Comments (140)
hojo
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:52amBush’s fault.
Report Post »LIBS-ARE-DINGLEHEADS
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:50amThe Frog pilot was probably wearing a burka
Report Post »wisdom of aged
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 1:44pmYeppers. for sure.;)
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:34pmbigot much?
Report Post »goldmankc
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:45amnotice no hit and run,
Report Post »i dunno but that airport looks a little crowded anyway, kinda like squeezin a dually into economy parking lot
Papa Joe
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:22amThe libs are already blaming George Bush for this Air France mishap.
Report Post »clingingtogodandguns
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:16amOk that‘s it it’s time for more air traffic restrictions says nomamma Obama
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:39amBig wins
Report Post »maw33326
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:29amThey must have not been paying attention to the teleprompter. lmao Im glad nobody was hurt.
Report Post »BarbWire
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:07amOH oh, boo boo. I‘m glad I wasn’t in the plane. I wonder how long the passengers had to stay in the plane or how quickly they made them get out.
Report Post »markinidaho
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:31am“Touched”? First rule of flying – fly the airplane. Second rule of flying – don’t hit anything. The pilot(s) of the big plane need to find a new job. He violated the second rule.
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:56amFunny thing about being a veteran of the United States Armed Forces…
They make you take an oath when you go in [Support and defend the Constitution of the United States]
but when you get out, they don’t undo or backtrack it. It stays in effect!
I’m still under that oath! If I did NOT support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC, I would be guilty of treason! Can’t be doing that now, can we?
Report Post »wisdom of aged
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 1:35pmYeppers, they can. The first people to be imprisoned or murdered will be loyal vets and loyal police. Duck my friend. :(
Report Post »DougfrominsolventCA
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:28pmMaybe this is why Dems having been choosing non-Vets as candidates for POTUS.
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:49amdidn’t that airport just have an incident – wherein an Air Traffic Controller (union worker) fell asleep – and two planes had to land on their own?
Report Post »BonnieBlueFlag
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:33amLooks like they’re going by the rules of the sea in this video: big plane comin’ through, little plane better move!
Report Post »Fleshking
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:32amThe next blame game will be between Ground, Local, and Ramp.
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:58amAre you sure it wasn’t an act of RACISM?!
Report Post »BBomber66
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:24amOh. Excuse moi, but your tail was in the way of my wing tip. Mai oui? Can I haf annudder glass uff champagne?
Wow! Clipped and touched do seem to be too mild terms for this “collision:“ however ”struck” was later used. Ah, but then our news/jounalism students are taught obfuscation.
Report Post »Ruz
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:23am“When the Air France super jumbo jet touched the other plane…”
Understatement of the year (so far).
Report Post »muddyblazer
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:21amI bet the passengers on that Paris bound plane are pissed.How many A380 are sitting around waiting on something to do.
Report Post »hitofly
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:12amMost don’t know it but it is very dangerous on the ground for aircraft.
Report Post »QC Ghost
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:09amThey were being chased by a German Airline.
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Florida_Freedom_Fighter
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:57am“the Air France super jumbo jet ‘touched’ the other plane”, …..Um ….‘touched’… the other plane?, it got flung like a skinny boy bully. WTF?
Report Post »CaptSkipper
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:53am….clipped the tail of another plane…left wingtip struck the tail of Comair Flight 6293…
Those descriptions do NOT match the video!
That gi-normous A380 violently jerked that tiny Comair 180 degrees about! BAM!
Tiny jet…your my b*tch!!
Now you know why they insist you wait until the plane has come to a complete stop before leaving your seat!
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 11:28amI think you meant 80 degrees rather than 180 degrees, but huge movement nonetheless.
Report Post »heyjoey0323
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:53amYou see Mr. President, this is what happens when France takes the lead..
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:43amObama’s FAA in action!
I can’t say what happened, but there is a push on to dumb everything down in this new “redistribution” economy.
Have you seen that movie called “Idiocracy?” It’s actually happening!
We are screwed.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:06amNot if we keep the pressure on our congressional representatives.
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:51amOh, not to worry. I‘ll keep up the fight against the evil destroyers of America until I’m dead!
Report Post »Cherynn
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:34amSilly little plane getting the in way of air france, how dare you!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:44amOui
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 8:00amthink of the weight of the plane that got tossed like a matchbox…
Report Post »ManThong
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:29amOops! Pardon me!
Report Post »Cheekymnky2
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 10:45amThis is why grandma shouldn’t be driving the airplanes.
Report Post »Seneca
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:28amImagine beeing a passanger in that plane?!
Report Post »Whip lash anyone?
Here come the attorneys…
cheezwhiz
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:31amDid I do that ????
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:37amThe damned video isn’t playing over here. I hate it when that happens.
CatB
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:38amBetter on the ground than in the air! Better of course if they don’t hit anything!
Report Post »Fuul Aluuf
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:40amThat must have hurt the pilots.. the end of that plane moved like 50 ft in less than a second. one minute just sitting there, next minute whipped 50ft to the left! ouch!
Report Post »scott.newberry
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:45amWhat’s with all of the French aggression lately?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:05amAnd I thought driving a big truck was bad!
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:18amI guess the Air traffic guys were asleep and didn’t have the small plane pull up enough.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:22amThis could have been much worse, thankfully it did not turn out to be a true disaster the potential was there for.
@NZKiwi:
Understand about the video, having the same problem, and I still have not figured out why it does this sometimes and on others there is no problems.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:42amWow France is getting tough all over, they’re first to war, First to ban the burka and now they just push their way through the airport….What’s next…lol
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:24amI wouldn’t have wanted to take off on that airbus after that. I’d be like… ahh… get me on a new plane please.
Report Post »pitboss711
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:59amI’m sure the union will support whoever was sleeping on the job here.
Report Post »AirlineAviator
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 7:28amAir France was moving way too fast for such a crowded parking ramp. Their fault entirely.
Report Post »illuminoddy
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 8:09amSeneca? from CD?
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 8:10amAirlineAviator
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 7:28am
Air France was moving way too fast for such a crowded parking ramp. Their fault entirely.
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Spoken like union ground crew who screwed the pooch…
The pilots do exactly as they are told by ground crew till they hit the runway where the tower takes controll….
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 8:13amSomeone will lose their job over that little adventure!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 10:53amStay seated and seat belts fasten until the pilot turn seat belt sign OFF.
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 11:33amFLIGHT ATTENDANT before the collision: “peanuts, get your peanuts here…”
“CRASH!”
FLIGHT ATTENDANT after the collision: “Filet Mignon or Alaskan Lobster?”
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 12:08pmThis was clearly caused by global warming, er, I mean climate change. Did you see how dark it was? The moonlight was being blocked out by carbon emissions.
Report Post »rpp
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 12:16pm@ MAULEMALL,
Spoken like someone who has no clue about flying. This is completely the fault of the Air France pilot. A pilot will not follow ATC (or in this case ground/tower control) if they feel it will place the aircraft in danger. ATC is there to help aircraft when they cannot see. If a pilot cannot see to taxi safely, then he should not be taxiing. Finally, the pilot-in-command is THE final authority on a flight and is responsible for EVERYTHING that happens. The entire flight crew will probably have their flight privileges suspended or revoked; at least their Air Transport ratings.
Runway incursions have been a major problem at airports for years and the FAA has been trying for nearly 10 years to raise awareness. The A-380 has a much larger wingspan than even a 747. The pilot, who had the last clear chance to avoid a collision, clearly steered the plane in a manner that resulted in a collision. This is the Air France pilot’s fault.
I hope no one on the ComAir fligh was seriously injured, though that seems unlikely.
Report Post »IMPAVIDUSS
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 12:22pmDrivingWhileIntoxicated, lol
Report Post »Lotus503
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 12:23pmHey, Rush! Was that your Gulfstream?
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 12:55pmAircraft flying over the Atlantic have no ATC to guide them. They must have all the proper modern navigation equipment. They fly at around 35k-50k depending on what kind of aircraft it is. Also every plane must keep a 60 mile distance from each other. And report altitude airspeed and location every 10 min to destination ATC ( so no napping on the job or someone will know). Once the aircraft is in radar range ( which is about 60-100 mi) ATC take the plane from there and guides it into final aproach and finally landing. Once landed another ATC personell takes the plane and guides it to the gate. So the failure here is the secondary ground ATC person.
Report Post »davecoolworld
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 1:17pmDoes Captain Hazelwood work for Air France now?
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:25pmI hope they can just buff that dent out, or someones deductable is going way way up.
Report Post »Ubermoose
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:27pmI‘m standing by for Sharpton’s rant about the racist big plane taking out the poor, helpless little plane.
Report Post »I’m pretty sure this is also the Republicans fault. ;-)
smogdog
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:56pmNeither plane flies after an aircraft strike incidence…2nd ATC may control the aircraft while taxiing, but it‘s the pilot’s responsibility to keep his aircraft safe..AND NOT RUN OVER LITTLE JETS!!!!!…jus‘ sayin’
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:25pm“What’s with all of the French aggression lately?”
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French protest US military action in Libya by ramming US plane…News at 5.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:28pmBrings new meaning to, “Please remain seated until the plane comes to a complete stop”.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:11pmThe worst idea ever, a plane that seats 500.
Report Post »That’s 500 people jamming the isles, jetways, trams, baggage carrousel.
I‘m surprised fights don’t break out.
If you’re in row 80, I guess you allow another hour for your connection.
What’s next? Meathooks?
zoose
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 7:36pmThe wing tip is about 165 feet from the nose of the plane and it took almost 4.5 seconds after the nose passed the tail of the Comair. That means the A-380 was moving at about 24 MPH.
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 12:35amSee, this is why I don’t let my wife drive when I am with her…..
Report Post »Miami
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 4:05amzoose
Try 300…
Report Post »TheBees
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 9:57amYep, those three magic words “hired an attorney”! It’s a great American tradition! I suppose they will attempt to sue both airlines and all pilots involved including the airport and air traffic controllers!
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