Plane crash at Louisville airport

[Glenn's Take]

Not much information yet.

Plane crash reported near Louisville's airport as huge plume of smoke rises

WDRB has crews headed to the scene.

www.wdrb.com

 

[WildcatFan1982]

It was a UPS plane. On the news it looks like something keeps exploding

 

[Glenn's Take]

At least that means there weren't a lot of passengers on board.

 

[CatinIL]

Yep…Hearing post crash explosions.

 

[rick64]

 

[UK 82]

Sky was full of smoke. You could see it for miles.

 

[MarvinHagler89]

I had just gotten onto watterson when it happened

 

[rick64]

 

[rick64]

 

[Tannerdad]

Terrible

 

[WildcatFan1982]

At least that means there weren't a lot of passengers on board.

UPS said 3 people were on board

 

[TeamAmerica]

It was a UPS plane. On the news it looks like something keeps exploding

280,000 gallons of jet fuel

 

[Glenn's Take]

280,000 gallons of jet fuel

The plane was going to Honolulu. I didn't really think those planes had that range.

 

[Glenn's Take]

UPS said 3 people were on board

I think that will jump to 7.

 

[BBlueD]

280,000 gallons of jet fuel

MD11 capacity is 38000 and can add aux tanks to push to 41500.

I can't visualize 38000 or 280000 gallons of any liquid though.

That plane was 34 years old.

 

[TeamAmerica]

MD11 capacity is 38000 and can add aux tanks to push to 41500.

I can't visualize 38000 or 280000 gallons of any liquid though.

That plane was 34 years old.

it was a direct flight to Hawaii. they are also saying one of the building it hit was a petroleum recycling plant

 

[BBlueD]

 

[TeamAmerica]

MD11 capacity is 38000 and can add aux tanks to push to 41500.

I can't visualize 38000 or 280000 gallons of any liquid though.

That plane was 34 years old.

You know your planes. they are now saying it was 280k pounds of gas or 38,000 gallons.

 

[BBlueD]

You know your planes. they are now saying it was 280k pounds of gas or 38,000 gallons.

I've just been following this on other sites with a few pilots(or internet pilots) logged in.

 

[Glenn's Take]

The fact that they had to tell people in the press conference not to go to the scene to gawk is sad and stupid.

 

[BBlueD]

Found on Reddit. Semi dash cam.

Maybe at the Ford plant?

 

[rick64]

Four fatalities according to the mayor's briefing.

 

[KYWildCatsFan]

The entire left engine was sheared off the plane at some point before it got off the ground and was laying next to the runway. ******* insane.

 

[trueblujr]

280,000 gallons of jet fuel

Lbs. not gallons. 38,615 gallons is what an MD-11 holds.

 

[UKbrassowTipIn93]

Fatalities up to 7 now according to beshear, with more expected

 

[UKCats_1019]

I know the person who refueled the plane before it took off, you guys think they will get in trouble?

Also they said the plane was in maintenance before it took off.

 

[KYWildCatsFan]

I know the person who refueled the plane before it took off, you guys think they will get in trouble?

Also they said the plane was in maintenance before it took off.

No.

 

[Joe-King]

My son works there, and his friend pushed that plane out to take off. He was close when this happened. Told me several things about that plane before taking off. It is a shame and prayers to those who lost loved ones,

 

[Joe-King]

No.

Yep so, I was told and for the reason this happened. the engine caught fire and dropped from the plane during take off

 

[trueblujr]

I know the person who refueled the plane before it took off, you guys think they will get in trouble?

Also they said the plane was in maintenance before it took off.

The people in maintenance will have some answering to do. A good friend of mine who passed away in 2020 was a UPS aircraft mechanic. His son is one now. Anytime there was an incident with a plane, any name signed on that maintenance log is questioned for accountability. Whoever fueled it will likely be questioned too just for good measure. Probably not at fault though. But thoughts planes go through some sort of maintenance check very routinely so it’s not odd that it had just came from maintenance. But somebody was negligent or heaven forbid complicit.

 

[Tskware]

^
Or maybe just a horrible accident, those happen all the time.

FWIW, same plane flew to Hawaii just a week or two ago without incident.

 

[Tskware]

Just curious, why is UPS flying from Louisville all the way to Hawaii.What type of cargo would that plane be carrying?

 

[Hank Camacho]

Looks like something out of Ukraine. It is wild that something that catastrophic could occur from something so ordinary.

 

[vhcat1970]

Why wouldn't the pilots know the engine was on fire immediately & abort?

 

[parrott]

Just curious, why is UPS flying from Louisville all the way to Hawaii.What type of cargo would that plane be carrying?

Louisville is the all points hub so any package or cargo comes into Louisville and goes out accordingly. Cargo, small package, mail consigned from USPS. Could be most anything. Plus Intl volume heading to points in the Far East that is sorted in Hawaii and sent out from there.

 

[KYWildCatsFan]

Why wouldn't the pilots know the engine was on fire immediately & abort?

Once a plane surpasses V1 (decision speed to safely stop within the remaining runway) the pilots decision is made. It’s likely the engine fire happened after they reached V1 and had no other choice but to take off.

The plane could have flown with just its right engine and vertical stabilizer engine(this plane type has 3 engines), but it seems as though right at takeoff, the vertical stabilizer engine suffered a compression stall. That reduced thrust in that engine and left the plane without enough thrust to gain altitude.

Plane eventually rolled to the left which is the side that had the separated engine. Either the left wing stalled first probably caused by damage to the flaps from the engine Fire which would have reduced the lift in the left wing causing it to stall first at that speed or asymmetrical thrust from only having one functional engine.

 

[BBlueD]

Found on Reddit. Semi dash cam.

Maybe at the Ford plant?

Longer vid with sound with interior cab view side by side.

shelbyy 🤎 (@ShelbyWx_)

Loudly heard the explosion, and the several booms afterwards and the smoke plume from the explosion all the way here in Mt Washington. Please keep those affected in your thoughts and prayers. Such a tragedy! #UPSPlaneCrash #UPS2976

xcancel.com

Truck is parked in the back of the lot facing West Northwest at this location.

 

[Hank Camacho]

Longer vid with sound with interior cab view side by side.

shelbyy 🤎 (@ShelbyWx_)

Loudly heard the explosion, and the several booms afterwards and the smoke plume from the explosion all the way here in Mt Washington. Please keep those affected in your thoughts and prayers. Such a tragedy! #UPSPlaneCrash #UPS2976

xcancel.com

First person I've seen with the good sense to skedaddle in the face of emergency rather than continue filming.

Props to that guy and his self-preservation instincts.

 

[BankerCat12]

The plane was going to Honolulu. I didn't really think those planes had that range.

There are direct flights from NYC to Hawaii

 

[vhcat1970]

Once a plane surpasses V1 (decision speed to safely stop within the remaining runway) the pilots decision is made. It’s likely the engine fire happened after they reached V1 and had no other choice but to take off.

The plane could have flown with just its right engine and vertical stabilizer engine(this plane type has 3 engines), but it seems as though right at takeoff, the vertical stabilizer engine suffered a compression stall. That reduced thrust in that engine and left the plane without enough thrust to gain altitude.

Plane eventually rolled to the left which is the side that had the separated engine. Either the left wing stalled first probably caused by damage to the flaps from the engine Fire which would have reduced the lift in the left wing causing it to stall first at that speed or asymmetrical thrust from only having one functional engine.

Thanks. Good info. But why is it likely the fire started after V1 was reached?