Citation Eagle II G-VUEM crash landed at Birmingham Airport inthick 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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Recovery of the aircraft took place on Saturday morning followinginspection 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.
For the BBC news report (and video) on the aircraft recovery
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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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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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.
Well done to all in the emergency services for theirefficient 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