ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video

Borbuster Says:

Oct 2, 2008 - I think the pilot made a mistake... it must have been thomson 263H.

12thgenord Says:

Oct 3, 2008 - Just wondering, why not deploy the emergencychutes for the passengers once the aircraft has landed and worry about the damage once all the passangers are safely away from the aircraft? In all honesty,I would have been swimming in my own excrement and frantic to get off immediately once the plane was on the tarmac. what if?? comes to mind.

MrSpitz99 Says:

Oct 3, 2008 - hahah. CHUG CHUG CHUG. that first part was cool.

iPlaya87 Says:

Oct 3, 2008 - It's not blah de blah, it's quite clear, you just need to listen a little fast :-) And the point is, the ATC understood and vice versa so yeah!

marty2704 Says:

Oct 4, 2008 - Yes, the pilot made a small mistake at the initial mayday call:"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Thomson253H, Engine failure, we are continuing with northwest lead and then inbound towards of Wallasey" - The Air Traffic Controller responded to the call with its correct callsign: "Thomson163H, all runways available for landing, surface wind 107 degrees at 5 knots"(If you don't understand something, just ask, i answer - i understand 99% of it"

humphreybogart1 Says:

Oct 4, 2008 - You don't want to evacuate an airplane unless it's absolutely necessary (i.e. fire or smoke). If passengers are evacuated there's going to be pushing, shoving, falling, etc. and there's a very good chance that someone's going to get hurt. Landing with an engine inoperative isn't really that difficult and the risk to the passengers was minimal.

Doomguyrick Says:

Oct 5, 2008 - Haha good fak guys.

azhaagh Says:

Oct 6, 2008 - Also, when a bird strike, most of the danger is already passed before the plane lands and the number 2 (right) engine is already shut off. They did ask for a visual brake inspection so they were ready to deploy chutes if the crew decided that it was required.

azhaagh Says:

Oct 6, 2008 - Actually, it's not a fake. Thats what happens to an engine when a bird decides to get aquainted with the internal workings.

BD866 Says:

Oct 6, 2008 - Fantastic Video! Great work on the part of ATC and the flight crew. Thanks as well for the great footage and ATC Coverage.

darkeightball Says:

Oct 7, 2008 - great video. i've just seen the 30 sec or something of this one before

gio31brasil Says:

Oct 7, 2008 - I don't understaood the 1% that u didnt!

BD866 Says:

Oct 7, 2008 - At about 5:46 did anyone else notice the APU Flap open? Have they switched on the APU to supply the power that they were missing from the Engine 2 Generator, or in preperation to shut down the number 1 Engine as well?

hanoitwin Says:

Oct 7, 2008 - I bet the passenger's that were sitting on that side in the rear were probly freaking out seein those flames coming outta that engine.

DRKBULLETX Says:

Oct 8, 2008 - I wonder if a bird could possibly rip a blade on the turbine off, at that speed it would of torn it apart... Well not apart...

udedanial Says:

Oct 8, 2008 - I can't see that very clearly either there is 2 engines or 4.If they were 4 he should just shut down the engine! If he doesn't shut it down, the plane could crash. Except for this one i think he did shut it doesn't but incase other plane got a bird stuck in the engine or sucked in they should probably do that.

tanagerbirder Says:

Oct 8, 2008 - People call this a "bird strike" but it's more accurately a "plane strike" It's the plane that has struck the bird, not the other way round!

LordXvorthor Says:

Oct 8, 2008 - This is hardly fake. I'm a liscenced Aeronaughtical engineer and the amount of times my mentors told me the amount of damage a single pidgeon/seagull/geese/blackbirds has stuck in me like my own skin. Birds crashing into a gas turbine engine (Jet engine) at a blade spinning around 50,000 rpm and creating thousands of pounds of thrust is defenitely going to blow the engine up and create an explosion big enough to disable the entire engines operating systems.

marty2704 Says:

Oct 9, 2008 - well, i could not see that the APU Door was opened ... however it is quite possible, that the crew start the APU after landing - which is normal procedure after every landing.

rideXD Says:

Oct 9, 2008 - Aircraft - Thompson 253HController says Thompson 263 ? :S :S

BD866 Says:

Oct 9, 2008 - I think he was just panicking at first when he said '253H,' the actual flight number was TOM263H. I noticed that too, mate.

Sha1tan Says:

Oct 10, 2008 - Nah, to be truly accurate it's an "engine suck".

addicted2guitar90 Says:

Oct 11, 2008 - at the beginning after the rotate was that popping coming from the engine?

MiiMoko Says:

Oct 11, 2008 - would you like chips with your chicken... bad joke i made but i hope this wont happen when i go overseas ;) less likly

A320MD80MX Says:

Oct 11, 2008 - Who's the moron who thought this was fake?