On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:35:39 +1000, Ned aioe.org> wrote:

"emergency crash landing".......Most are.

Thank God, amongst other factors, for the skill of the pilots and the
strength of the B777.

"Aviation expert Kieran Daly, from Flight International magazine, said
not a single Boeing 777 had been lost in a crash since the aircraft
was launched in 1995."

"London Heathrow shut" No it wasn't

"The runway was initially closed, but reopened later to take-offs
only. The north runway remained open throughout the incident."

A bit sloppy on the "reporting" hey Ned.

On Jan 18, 6:08 am, James Barrett hotmail.com> wrote:

James Barrett wrote:

No James, most are not at all.

Plenty of flights crash without declaring an emergency. Many, many more flights
declare emergencies but don't crash.

Some, such as this one did both. Called in a MAYDAY (or so I've read) then crashed.

I'm sceptical of your claim that the majority of aircraft crashes have declared
a prior emergency - unless of course you can provide a reputable cite.

"Ned" aioe.org> wrote in message news:fmqd8a$5um$1@aioe.org...

"Ned" aioe.org> wrote in message news:fmqd8a$5um$1@aioe.org...

It doesn't have to be 'declared' to be an emergency. I doubt that there are
many crash landings that are not the result of some sort of emergency.

Kwyjibo wrote:

Absolutely not true.

Ever heard of CFIT? Controlled flight into terrain?

"Ned" aioe.org> wrote in message news:fmt62l$34o$2@aioe.org...

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:01:10 +1100, "Kwyjibo"
ozdebate.remove.com> wrote:

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:21:15 GMT, matt weber verizon.net>
wrote:

"Ned" aioe.org> wrote in message news:fmt62l$34o$2@aioe.org...