Added: Aug 20, 2008
From: Olivermedia
Duration: 7:1
The plane was a British Airways flight BA38 from Beijing to London, the airline said. It is not clear if anyone has been injured during the incident. Emergency services are currently at the scene. The incident happened as Prime Minister Gordon Brown was due to leave Heathrow for China and India. His flight was delayed because of the incident.
Channel: News
Tags: crash heathrow lands of plane runway short
Rating: 4.16 (98 ratings) Views: 221933' favoriteCount='53 Comments: 348
piggy501 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - At least he didn't crash into the houses1
moonpaw92 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Oh my god I flew from the USA to London on a British Airways flight to Heathrow two months ago. This really shook me up.
Ephraim178 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - It was Pilot error. The investigation will show that the crew forgot to engage the auto-throttle or else set it incorrectly. Just wait and see.
evilbillgates Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - It depends on the person, some people freeze up and some people can push themselves even further. Actually nowadays nearly all of the actual flying is done by the autopilot, its situations like this that the pilot is really there for.
menak Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - fool GET SOME NUTS!
JohnnyRigman Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - what do people say about drink driving? perfect example right here.
moonpaw92 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Well seeing as I'm a girl, asshole, that wouldn't really work.
yournameheresch Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - i was getting ready to fly out of kilo-romeo-delta-uniform when this happened
tylermannison Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - To all the morons who think the 777 is unsafe: How come it is unsafe if it has been in service since 1995?!
gerz85 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - wow, this is the first time i've actually seen video footage of this. i had a flight from spain to london that night (i was supposed to arrive at heathrow at 10ish) and got stuck at the malaga airport in spain for 8 hours.we finally made it there at about 2 in the morning. i'm just glad this situation ended well...
911Psycho Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - that motherfuckers should die..
911Psycho Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - that motherfuckers should die..
nkousar Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - boeing airplanes are always rubbish and crap, im not suprised to see this
AirbusFanatic Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - im going to have to defend boeing on this one so you think they are rubish and crap well then i think airbus airplanes are rubbish and crp. now see who feels offended
nkousar Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - hey u think airbus airplanes are crap well heres another thing coming, boeing airplanes hav crashed about 30 times and they were all industrial problems, airbus has only crashed something like 10 times and they were not industrial problems they were because of pilots and other reasons, NOW WHO FEELS OFFENDED
AirbusFanatic Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - to tell the truth i like airbus alot more than i do boeing so say what you like about boeing
AirbusFanatic Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - If you hate boeings so much then why do you fly british airways their fleet is made up of 95% boeing. ( hints that 777 is a british airways )
putneyboer Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - wow -6 ! and all i tried to say was the same as flashjoe2, admittedly a bit more antagonistically.
teddyboy500 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - llllllllllllllllllll
christianloader Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - your name is Airbus Fanatic? what the fuck?
TopBreh Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - boeing 7777/7
MLeyden91 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Only 3 minor injuries?What a pilot!
civilcalc Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - I know why this plane crashed ;-)
chazzaface Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - great pilot
piggy501 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Why do we need the US? You dis us, and now our economy is failing because your terrible government wasted all your money and stole ours!