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Forget The Pilot, Call A Plumber! - When A Plane Meets A Pothole

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"On May 6 2011, the newly branded United Continental Boeing 737-800 Registration Tail Number N12221 rolled out of the paint shop at Greenville, Mississippi with her new livery, and pilots, ready for take-off. Instead, they should have called a plumber!" From the law offices of Countryman & McDaniel at LAX; cargolaw.com. You have to scroll down the page a bit but the story and photos are spine-tingling. Wonderful website, too. (www.cargolaw.com) 更多...

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dbaker
dbaker 4
Wow! Incredible photos. What happened to the wingtip, though?
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HunterTS4
Toby Sharp 2
....my thoughts exactly....how would the tip of the winglet come off from this?
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laxlover
Stephen Brown 1
I wasn't sure, that was weird too.
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sparkie624
sparkie624 1
Just an after thought, maybe it was damaged by rescue crews, seeing at that time how they did not know what was going on... Just speculation. Working on those winglets, they are not just going to snap off.
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dbrooks84
David Brooks 0
I had the same question. How did the winglet get broken?
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StymieHo
Chris Donawho 2
Funny. They may act quickly to cover the name, essentially disassociating the aircraft from United, but look at the result.... This happened 8 months ago and the only source to expose it is a 1983 website.
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panam1971
panam1971 1
I wonder how much United paid the mainstream media to hush up...
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toolguy105
toolguy105 1
To the media this was no big deal. No bigger then a pothole swallowing a car in any neighborhood. Interesting to local media, maybe? To plane guys like us yes. To tothe national media, not worth the time or the ink for there was no sensationalism to this. Just a multi million dollar plane damaged
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panam1971
panam1971 1
I'll bet if it was a regular flight, it would be all over the news....
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steve64d
Steve Davion 1
"the only source to expose it is a 1983 website" ???
This is old news. I read about it from a few sources back at the time, one being FlyerTalk.

This was a sink hole, not a pot hole. Neither UA nor CO are at fault, in fact the aircraft was probably in control of the paint vendor, not the airline. Covering the name & logo is a smart move. Otherwise, some idiot will post photos trying to claim that the airline had a crash.
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MHarryE
Michael Enzmann 2
People on FlightAware are knowledgeable about livery, but 99% of the public would have no clue as to who owned the plane so the first thing to do after a whoops is to cover the identity. I swear from accident pictures that the first people at the scene of an airliner crash are people with paint spray cans to cover the identity even before the flames are extinguished. Seems ridiculous but apparently company's PR departments have found it is the thing to do.
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Derg
Roland Dent 2
They need to get survey done of that apron. It has no rebar..nothing. This will happen again unless they fix the main problem. This was normal sinkage. Nothing unusual at all.
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mhlansdell00
Mark Lansdell 1
I'm not clear how the winglet was damaged. The gear, the engine and Ohhh the new pant job, what a mess. The perils of rigid pavement
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JHunt21
Justin Hunt 1
I saw this at glh. I thought wwii airfields were bullet proof.
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Derg
Roland Dent 1
No steel reinforcement in the slab...sink hole the cause...no. Cheapskate slab laying is the cause.
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mhlansdell00
Mark Lansdell 1
How hard would it be to drag a length of chain across the planned path of taxi. You only have to do it once in a while with equipment you have hanging around. Trucking managers have been protecting their equipment against strange events for years. Their assets are precious and not as vulnerable as aircraft. The walk around or PTI for a tractor/trailer is much less extensive than for a B738.
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panam1971
panam1971 1
For want of a pipe, an airplane was lost...
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evbutler
Ev Butler 1
What is the link? I find a whole series of events, none of which shows me anything except the ad for the law firm. Someone, anyone, post the lick to the story and photos. Maybe I'm dumb but I am having trouble finding it.
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pchieffo
Paul Chieffo 2
I got caught by the same thing. Just scroll way down the page, below all the links. The pictures are there.
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cm5299
Chuck Me 0
That website is terrible with regards to design. But it is loaded with fantastic information (mainly marine accidents/incidents).
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chicoaggie
Tim Smith 1
Gotta love the old school webpage that hasn't been updated since the 90's.
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mhlansdell00
Mark Lansdell 1
click on (more)at the end.
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WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Question- Did the sinkhole cave in when they ran over it or was it there already and they just ran into it? If it is the latter then perhaps these people need to quit (probably fired already) and apply with TSA.
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billhorton7
billhorton7 1
Based on the photo under the wing, the concrete break was fresh and most likely occurred when the landing gear rolled over the unsupport slab. The rolling momentum of the plane then collapsed the gear when it dropped into the sinkhole. I agree with Roland that this airport needs to conduct a full structural survey of their ramp pavement to determine if there are other voids under the slabs. You can do it with a heavy chain or steel rod. The sound pitch changes when the chain is dragged across the slab over the void or the steel rod is dropped on the pavement over a void.
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stever206
stever206 1
I believe those are paint prep markings, not some attempt to cover the logo. The winglet damage is scary, did the stress of the fall cause it to snap?
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erniekovacs
erniekovacs 0
My view is that the lawyers seen an good oppertunity to advertise themselves. They knew damnwell everybody will want to see what they are talking about.
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airjim
jim macke 0
....You are the sinkhole beneath my wings....
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sparkie624
sparkie624 0
I have seen where planes get damaged from Pot Holes.... But wow, never like this.
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eagle763
John Hale 0
I saw this when it first happened. The funny thing is they tried to cover the livery and we all know who's it was to start with.
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dbrooks84
David Brooks 0
As soon as an airline's airplane is involved in an accident, first thing is cover up your name on the plane. Most people don't follow the livery of the airplane.
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evbutler
Ev Butler 0
I am an amateur at web design but I think I could do a better job than this. This is more of a law firm ad but good photos when found.
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