Accident involving Citation Eagle II G-VUEM on Friday 19 November 2010

Citation Eagle II G-VUEM crash landed at Birmingham Airport in
thick fog shortly after 1535 on Friday 19 November 2010....
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.... after colliding with the Runway 15 Instrument Landing System
- ILS - antennae while on final approach in the poor visibility
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Thankfully both pilots survived the accident as did the liver they
were transporting from Belfast for a transplant operation at the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham
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For the BBC News report on the accident see -
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Recovery of the aircraft took place on Saturday morning following
inspection of the crash site by the AAIB - Air Accidents Investigation
Branch - the ILS antennae involved in the accident can be see below
the tail - the Runway is circa 100 metres to the right
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Fire damage to the aircraft was confined to its left/port side
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For the BBC news report (and video) on the aircraft recovery
and news of the successful transplant operation see -
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11802997
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Photos above: Birmingham Airport
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Following it recovery the aircraft - Citation Eagle II G-VUEM -
was transported to the AAIB's facility at Farnborough on the
evening of Monday 22 November 2010 - again it can be seen
that only one side of the aircraft was fire damaged
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Photos: Mike Hollick
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Well done to all in the emergency services for their
efficient and professional response to this serious incident
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For more on the Airport Fire Service role see -
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11908091