Show Notes
Relive the events of Monday 1st March 1999 at Shannon Airport when the crew of Channel Express EXS6526, operated by Lockheed L188 Electra N285F, made a great escape following the, literal, loss of the #3 engine, full loss of power from the #4 engine, partial loss of power from the #2 engine and the airframe, and electronics, punctured by flying debris.
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This episode features EXCLUSIVE interviews with the Shannon Tower and Approach Controllers, Davin O'Regan & Tom O'Connell, and an EXCLUSIVE on-board eyewitness account of the event by the Channel Express Ground Engineer, Nick Herbert.
The official report by the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit can be downloaded from https://aaiu.ie/aaiu_report/accident-lockheed-electra-n-285f-shannon-airport-1-mar-1999-report-no-2000-001/
With thanks to my former colleague Terry Deegan for permitting the use of his photos take the day after the event and to Mike and the team on YouTube at Just Planes ( https://www.youtube.com/@justplanes ) and to Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara on YouTube at The Sights & Sounds of Aviation ( https://www.youtube.com/@sightsandsoundsofaviation ) for authorised use of their video clips and, as always, to the enthusiasts, spotters and photographers who permit me to use their material ... the pictures really add to each episode.
CONTENT 0:01 Introduction and weather 1:54 First description by Nick Herbert (Channel Express Ground Engineer) 4:48 First description by Tom O'Connell (Shannon Approach Controller) 5:17 Final Approach and Go-Around by Davin O'Regan (Shannon Tower Controller) 8:57 After the Go-Around (Tom) 9:33 Debris on the Runway (Davin) 10:06 Crew describes the damage to Approach 10:40 Eyewitness account of the damage and go-around 11:12 AAIU Report detail 16:16 Eyewitness account of the damage and go-around (Nick) 23:14 Bringing the aircraft back towards Shannon avoiding high ground (Tom) 25:09 Description of damage to the electrical and hydraulic systems (Nick) 30:51 Tower description of loss of altitude (Davin) 31:24 Turning back towards finals (Tom) 34:12 Landing (Tom) 35:05 Landing (Davin) 36:09 Landing (Nick) 38:55 Finding the #3 Engine 39:30 Seeing the damage to the aircraft (Davin) 40:01 Final Approach (Nick) 40:32 The RECOVERY was fantastic (Tom)
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