Oy vay, Korean air again... At least this year's incident happened at low airspeed ;-) Mike Gammon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Futia" <LFutia@aol.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 07:59 AM Subject: Crew Stranded After Cargo Plane Falls On Its Tail > Jan 9, 2002 A Korean Air MD11 cargo plane fell back on its tail while being > unloaded yesterday at Sydney Airport in Australia, trapping 10 crew members > onboard. No one was injured.The accident left the nose of the jet tilted > skywards.Police spokesman Ron Mason said the incident happened shortly after > the jet arrived in Sydney from Seoul.The plane tilted after a car being > unloaded from the cargo hold dropped several yards to the ground, shifting > the aircraft's balance, Mason said.Emergency services crews rushed to the > scene to rescue the crew members onboard. It took over an hour for a moveable > elevator to get them to the ground, he said.Airport staff said baggage > handlers with Qantas Airways were responsible for unloading the plane, which > also had chemicals onboard. A Qantas spokeswoman said they were working under > direction from a Korean Air load master. > > > > Leo/ORD >