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Old 01-14-2004 | 01:57 PM
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Default RE: I learned about flying from that!

I was on a volunteer fire department and we were on standby for a 737 that was cleared for an emergency into Great Falls MT due to hydraulic failure. The airport is on top of a butte and we were at the bottom, so we couldn't see the plane land. We saw it go over us, then listened to the radio in case we were called to respond. After a few moments of silence, we called airport dispatch to get an update. The dispatcher screams "My God, He's all over the runway". So we roll, full turn-outs on and sirens blaring, up the hill to expect a huge tramatic fireball. All we saw was a 737 off the end of the taxiway with no appearent damage.

Her comment sent three fire battalions, four ambulances, a dozen police, and four VFDs onto the runway and shut down all operations for about two hours.

Appearently, when he landed, he didn't have any spoilers or brakes, so he was using his engines to slowdown, he was in a crosswind, so he a slipping all over the place and looked like he was "all over the runway".

This dispatcher got a little lecture on her choice of words.