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BREAKING: FAA: UPS jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala.
CBS 12 News ^ | August 14, 2013 | Michele Wright

Posted on 08/14/2013 4:26:40 AM PDT by The Working Man

Edited on 08/14/2013 5:40:11 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: machogirl
The Tower is 1 and 1/2 to 1 and 3/4 miles away from the crash site based on the Fox News witness,
and if the Airbus 300 crashed 1/2 away from the airport, then it crashed in the clear-zone, before the under-run to Runway 24.
If my memory serves me correctly that would be real close to Interstate 59, exit 132 or 133.
It would have been unlikely that the Tower Controllers heard what the witnesses heard because of the distance from the crash and the insulated windows and the control tower's location.
101 posted on 08/14/2013 10:30:10 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

Thanks for the analysis. :)


102 posted on 08/14/2013 10:32:47 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: moovova

“The recent crash of the A300, caused by an explosion in a fuel tank...”

Center fuel tank, to be exact.


103 posted on 08/14/2013 10:32:52 AM PDT by MRadtke (Light a candle or curse the darkness?)
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To: The Working Man

RIP.


104 posted on 08/14/2013 10:33:17 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Yosemitest

105 posted on 08/14/2013 10:35:02 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

Wow, the plane clipped trees and missed this couple’s house by feet.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/08/ups_flight_1354_missed_birming.html


106 posted on 08/14/2013 10:35:58 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: MRadtke
I assume your source is TWA Flight 800 crash caused by overheated fuel tank vapors, not bomb or missile: officials ?
107 posted on 08/14/2013 10:38:06 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: machogirl

Power lines might explain one boom.


108 posted on 08/14/2013 10:41:35 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl
Thanks.
The location of "the intersection of Tarrant Huffman Road and Treadwell Road" is about 1 and 1/4 mile final to RWY 18,
so either the pilot was lining up on the 7,000 ft runway due to parking location
or was on a visual approach on a base-to-dogleg turn to final to RWY 24.
Very interesting, and revealing.
109 posted on 08/14/2013 10:48:13 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

welcome, thanks for the insight on that too


110 posted on 08/14/2013 10:56:39 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl
Heres KBHM current NOTAMS.
Here's the download to the RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 approach plate.
Here's the download to the LOC RWY 18 approach plate.
Here's the Runway data.
111 posted on 08/14/2013 11:03:14 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

Does it makes sense (i have no clue), that a big cargo plane like that would use the short (by 5000 ft runway?)

That looks like they were shooting for the shorter runway.

I wonder when the first bits will come out about the communication between Birmingham Tower and the plane?


112 posted on 08/14/2013 11:08:27 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: Yosemitest

I’m lost. Something either catastrophic happened, or for whatever reason, they had no idea exactly where they were with respect to the runway. (i know next to nothing and haven’t flown on a plane in 30 years)


113 posted on 08/14/2013 11:10:43 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl
I found an interesting NOTAM. If I read this correctly, Runway 18/36 has been closed since Aug 03, 2012.
Does anyone knows anything about this or can anyone verify this?
114 posted on 08/14/2013 11:13:06 AM PDT by Yosemitest
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To: machogirl

according to reuters (quoting spokesperson for mayor), no distress calls were made to the tower.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/14/us-crash-ups-urgent-idUSBRE97D0JW20130814


115 posted on 08/14/2013 11:13:22 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl
The Airbus 300 is capable of landing on a 7,000 ft runway and it's no big deal, but if I read the NOTAMS correctly that runway was CLOSED on the 3rd of August and hasn't been opened since.
Now it would be normal for that runway to be closed AFTER the crash.
116 posted on 08/14/2013 11:15:57 AM PDT by Yosemitest
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To: Yosemitest

I saw something about it being closed.

If they made no distress calls, what the heck? Then I’m thinking they didn’t know where they were. Was this the same crew that flies regularly from, to KY, and back? If it was, what the heck?

Was the flightaware data correct about those last few minutes in which there were some HUGE drops in altitude? If so (data correct), weird, and why would that not be troubling to the pilots/tower?

Why would they lose lift while landing? Instrument error or pilot error or ?

Very sad.


117 posted on 08/14/2013 11:17:31 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: Yosemitest

Strange, just sad and strange. The angle of the debris field and the relatively intact cabin/front of the plane (from pics) looks strange too. Almost like the SF crash.


118 posted on 08/14/2013 11:19:53 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl
Most crashes are "catastrophic", but it's quite normal for an aircraft on a visual approach with an experienced pilot, to turn a dogleg to final that tight to the runway.
A less experienced pilot might turn it further out.
But you must consider obstacles in the area, such as radio towers, mountains, and other obstacles.
119 posted on 08/14/2013 11:21:25 AM PDT by Yosemitest
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To: Yosemitest

thanks


120 posted on 08/14/2013 11:23:44 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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