ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209873
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 April 2018 |
| Time: | 06:42 UTC |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) |
| Owner/operator: | Flybe |
| Registration: | G-FBEL |
| MSN: | 19000184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Initial climb after takeoff from Newquay Airport, Newquay, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newquay airport, Newquay, Cornwall (EGHQ) |
| London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Flybe Embraer ERJ-195, registration G-FBEL performing flight BE-801 from Newquay, Cornwall to London Gatwick, with 92 passengers, was climbing through FL120 out of Newquay when the crew stopped the climb due to a cracked outer layer of a windshield and returned to Newquay for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were taken by bus to London. The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground about 34 hours after landing back. No one was injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/04/25/flybe-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-cockpit-windshield-cracks.html
2. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6141489/flybe-plane-flight-cracked-windscreen-picture/
3. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-fbel#11254574
4. https://avherald.com/h?article=4b7c2c44&opt=0
Images:
Media:
Flybe plane makes emergency landing after cockpit windshield cracks, Newquay , Cornwall, UK. https://t.co/EJ3MNmLMBt #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/VNvt4vwz3r
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 25 avril 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2018 15:44 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2018 15:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Date, Embed code] |
| 26-Apr-2018 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2018 15:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-May-2018 15:30 | Chieftain | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 15-Jun-2018 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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