Spanair plane skids off runway in Madrid, Barajas

[euroflyer]

International Media (bbc.co.uk, n-tv.de and others) report a plane has skidded off a runway in Madrid. It is reported to be a Spanair plane, no further details so far available. Anybody with more news?

[earthman]

CNN reports it was Spanair flight 5022, that there is a column of smoke, and that injuries are feared.

[euroflyer]

CNN reports it was Spanair flight 5022, that there is a column of smoke, and that injuries are feared.

Yes, but that seems not to be logical as - according to flightstats.com - JK 5022 has left Madrid for Las Palmas already on 1h05pm, so more than 2 hours ago??

[earthman]

CNN reports it was Spanair flight 5022, that there is a column of smoke, and that injuries are feared.

Wikipedia already claims 2 dead in the incident. 160 people onboard.

[earthman]

El Mundo reports 2 dead, 46 injured.

[SN_Bigbirdy]

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/08/2 ... 37335.html

According to El Mundo there could have been a problem with the left engine (fire?) during take off , 20 injuries for the moment, 160 passangers on board,...

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[euroflyer]

Yes, but that seems not to be logical as - according to flightstats.com - JK 5022 has left Madrid for Las Palmas already on 1h05pm, so more than 2 hours ago??

OK, maybe the times on flightstats.com are in GMT and not in local time? Than it could fit ...

[earthman]

El Mundo reports 2 dead, 46 injured.

To be precies, the Polish Gazeta Wyborcza reported that El Mundo reported that. And something about the left engine falling off and catching fire.

[BrightCedars]

SN3727 bound for Madrid took off from BRU at 14:38 and is returning to BRU, listed twice as departed to BRU and canceled to MAD. Hope everyone is fine in MAD.

Bizarre since one reads that MAD remains open for landing...

[euroflyer]

SN3727 bound for Madrid took off from BRU at 14:38 and is returning to BRU, listed twice as departed to BRU and canceled to MAD. Hope everyone is fine in MAD.

Bizarre since one reads that MAD remains open for landing...

Yes, it might remain open for landings, but than Brussels Airlines has a plane and a crew in Madrid which might not be able to take off again and the plane will be missing for other flights later tonight or tomorrow morning, which all together could become somewhat expensive. Plus somebody probably had to take a decision within minutes here.

Hope everybody will be fine in MAD, that is certainly more important now indeed!

[flip330]

A/c is a MD 80

[LX-LGX]

So it must be this flight: JK5022
http://tinyurl.com/6mmf5g

Spanair fleet:
http://www.spanair.com/web/en-gb/About- ... air-Fleet/

[stefanel]

La Libre claims at least 50 people died but the article is very vague.

http://www.lalibre.be/actu/europe/artic ... adrid.html

[luchtzak]

50 muertos en el accidente de Barajas

50 people died according to El Mundo newspaper.

[ElcoB]

Al menos 20 muertos en el accidente aéreo de Barajas
Esa es la cifra que dan fuentes del Ministerio de Interior.- Hay 57 heridos según la Consejería de Sanidad.- Se trata del vuelo de Spanair JK5022 que se dirigía a Las Palmas de Gran Canarias.-
Número de información: 800 400 200

ACCIDENTE EN BARAJAS

[Bralo20]

CNN reports at "least" 25 deaths during the crash:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europ ... index.html

[LX-LGX]

Text pages from TVE (Spanish tv) mention 20 dead, 20 injured, while their live broadcasting mentions 7 dead.

TVE also reports MAD is now closed because its fire brigade is at the crash site.

There is still smoke coming from the crash site - but that could also be from the dry grass there. Pictures on TVE indeed show that grassland also took fire.

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edit 16h35 : Spanish TVE now mentions 40 fatalities and many injured.

[Bralo20]

El Mundo is now stating the number of deaths can rise above 100 in their latest update concerning the accident.

The also say that only 21 people are at this moment evacuated from the burning plane and that those are in critical condition.

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/08/2 ... 37335.html

[ElcoB]

Regarding flight number JK 5022

Palma de Mallorca, 20th of August 2008, 15.45 p.m. Spanair regrets to confirm that its flight number JK 5022 from Madrid to Las Palmas de Gran Canarias was involved in an accident at Madrid, at 14.45 hrs local time today.

JK is a code share flight with Lufthansa LH 255.

Spanair is doing everything possible to assist the Spanish authorities at this difficult time. Spanair will provide further information as soon as it becomes available.

Regarding Spanair flight JK 5022

SAS Group regrets to confirm that one of its Spanair aircraft, anMD-80, with flight number JK 5022 from Madrid to Las Palmas was involved in an accident at Madrid Barajas Airport.

No further details of the accident are available at the moment.

SAS is doing everything possible to help passengers and next-of-kin and to assist Spanish authorities at this difficult time.

SAS Group Corporate Communications

[Bralo20]

At least 100 deaths and 23 critical injured:

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/08/2 ... 37335.html