Plane crashes into terminal

I have no idea where this happened or when this happened or why this happened, but it shore is hilarious! Whoopsie-doodle!

Check out a view from inside, too.

Anybody have any info on this 'accident'?

posted by Rob I at 7:13:00 PM

I think that was from about 5 years ago - but I'm not sure. I emailed you an article that I believe discusses this. Supposedly the plane was stopped, and in the middle of some inspections. The pilot turned on the engines to get an accurate oil level, and it lurched forward and smashed into Newark aiport. Sounds about right...

By  LT, at 11:02 PM  

Thanks, LT! Here's a snippet from that article:

"The nose of the plane broke through the terminal wall about 5 a.m. while mechanics performed a routine engine check, said Continental Airlines spokeswoman Catherine Stengel.

A mechanic inside the cockpit had powered the engine to check the oil quantity when the plane unexpectedly lurched forward and about 20 feet of the aircraft nose broke through the terminal wall, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said.

``The engine had power, and that caused the aircraft to go forward, but we don't know why,'' Peters said.

No passengers were aboard the plane, and no one was injured inside the terminal. Six cleaners aboard the plane and two mechanics were treated at hospitals for bruises and were released."

By  Rob I, at 9:08 AM  

http://www.airdisaster.com/photos/coewr/photo.shtml

-BDG

By  Anonymous, at 11:20 AM  

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