[NTD, Beijing time, May 12, 2022]On May 12, a Tibet Airlines plane carrying 122 people ran off the runway at Chongqing Airport and caught fire, injuring more than 40 people. Several witnesses described the horrific scene at the moment of the fire, and some even jumped directly to escape. Another source said that the tail nearly disintegrated after the aircraft caught fire.
At 8:09 a.m. on the 12th, Tibet Airlines B-6425 aircraft TV9833 was performing the Chongqing-Lyingchi flight. It was abnormally interrupted during takeoff at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport. The aircraft veered off the runway and caught fire on the left side of the aircraft’s nose. The plane had 113 passengers and 9 crew members. After the incident, more than 40 passengers with minor injuries were sent to the city hospital for treatment.
The public channel of Guizhou Radio and Television Station “People Concern” interviewed a number of passengers at the scene.
The passenger, Mr. Zhao, was sitting in the second row. He said that the plane ran out of the runway without being pulled up. It should be that the engine caught fire first, then the wheel exploded, and then part of the wing leaked oil, and then the fire started. Immediately after the fire, he jumped from the front hatch, and he was the second to jump from the plane. After a while, the front door was on fire. “The fire was very big, it was very dangerous, and I was scared to death.” After the front door caught fire, other passengers escaped through the rear door.
Another Mr. A said that the plane shook violently at the time of the incident, all the oxygen masks fell off, and the passengers were woken up, and then heard a serious abnormal sound. At this time, the crew noticed that there was smoke coming from somewhere.
Mr. A said that the fuel leak could be seen from the side window, and there was a phenomenon that it was about to burn, so everyone quickly slipped through the air rescue airbag. But halfway through the escape, the air bag on the front side had been blown up by the fire, and the passengers behind had to jump directly from above (jump). Because of his jumping off the plane, his waist and legs were flashed.
Mr. A said that he is still a little scared when he thinks about it now.
Netizens sighed: “I must have been very panicked at the time, and I think my legs are weak in the brain-filling picture.” “If it took off, it would be another story, luck in misfortune.” .”
Another netizen said: “Suddenly I feel that life is so fragile, no one knows what will happen in the next second, cherish the moment!”
The pictures posted on the Internet show that there are obvious tire marks on the airport runway, the aircraft engine has fallen off, and parts are scattered all over the place. “Free Times” said that after the fire was extinguished, it could be seen that the front and rear landing gear of the plane were broken, the engine also fell off, and the tail almost disintegrated and separated.
“Cover News” reported that Wang Yanan, editor-in-chief of “Aviation Knowledge” magazine and an aviation expert from Beihang University, judged that the aircraft may have a technical problem during the rollout and acceleration process, and it is likely to be a major failure, such as a possible landing gear puncture. or engine failure. In this way, the plane could not be controlled, and the pilot tried to regain control of the plane, but due to the excessive speed, the plane overran the runway and the landing gear was also broken.
Wang Yanan said that at present the structure of the aircraft is complete and all passengers survived, so it is easy to draw conclusions about the cause of the accident.
(Reported by reporter Li Jinfeng/responsible editor: Li Quan)
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