Posted on 01/29/2022 2:45:07 PM PST by algore
A China Airlines Cargo jet slid off the runway and crashed into cargo bins on Friday morning
Video has emerged of the terrifying moment a large cargo jet skid off the runway and crashed into cargo bins at Chicago's O'Hare Airport as a storm began pummeling the Northeast and New England, grounding thousands of flights and creating extreme hazards for travel.
The shocking video, captured by CCTV at the O'Hare Airport as the storm began on Friday, shows the China Airlines Cargo 747 sliding on the snow covered ground as it loses control and swerves into cargo on the runway.
One of the cargo bins can be seen getting sucked into the left engine. It's immediately shredded into pieces and damages the engine, which erupts into smoke.
The plane is shaken by the crash and finally comes to a halt.
Footage of the crash shows a cargo bin getting sucked into the engine, damaging the plane
The Nor'easter slammed into New York City on Friday and Saturday and has blanketed the region with snow
Up to eight to 12 inches of snow are expected in the area with blizzard warnings in place for 10 million
More than 3,500 US flights were cancelled on Saturday with more than 1,000 cancellations in NYC area
National Weather Service reports snowfall of 1 to 2 inches per hours in NYC on Saturday morning
'Travel is not recommended,' the service advised. 'If you must travel, use extreme caution'
Boston could get up to two feet of snow and is bracing for coastal flooding
In Massachusetts more than 78,000 lost power; Amtrak cancelled all train service to Northeast cities
Freeze alerts in place as far south as Florida, where NWS warned of 'isolated falling iguanas from trees'
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Capt. Sum Ting Wong was piloting the plane.
The cargo was stored on the runway? Well no wonder this aircraft ran into it.
Just shaking my head at the pathetic ignorance the “media” have regarding all things aviation-related. To the media, every square inch of pavement on an airport is “the runway.”
Capt. Wi To Lo
In NH Lakes Region, it appears that this storm (and how fake is it to give it a name?) was seriously oversold.
A bit of wind, a bit of snow. It’s flipping January in Central NH for heaven’s sake!
CCTV? Communist China TV?
Lol.. is this true. I must be part iguana. I sure do detest the cold. Couldn’t get covid during the summer like ma y of my friends.. had to be the coldest winter in a while
Btw, I heard that live in LA when the station got punked. One of the funniest interviews I’ve ever heard. The shocking thing was the reporter went right along with it like it was real.
First time there’s ever been a snowstorm in Chicago, right?
After watching the video, I will say that it looks like a high-bypass jet engine makes an excellent metal recycling device. Durability might be an issue, though.
Yep. First, “climate change” killed all the palm trees in Chicago, and now it’s making it snow.
How ghastly.
Soon the Earth will be a burning ball of fire!
Ho Lee Shitt!
Impossible.
This could never happen with a Democrat President.
Pilots were made on China
“To the media, every square inch of pavement on an airport is ‘the runway.’”
Apparently the pilot agreed with them.
;-)
Used to go in and out of Midway twice a week or more for fifteen years. They sure knew how to work that small postage stamp of an airport.
O’hare airport is Chicago.
Logan is Boston.
Crash was at O’hare, right?
Winter storm is a nor’easter near Boston.
I am confused..
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