ALERT: Flybe FLight BE 1284 (EDI to AMS) Crash Lands at Amsterdam Schipol (February 23, 2017)

February 23, 2017

A Flybe Airlines Bombardier Q400 aircraft (Flight 1284 from Edinburgh) crash landed at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport. No injuries were reported.

According to The Independent in the UK:

A Flybe passenger plane crash landed at Amsterdam’s Schipol airport after part of the aircraft’s undercarriage “collapsed” as it touched down in bad weather.

Footage filmed by passengers showed the Bombardier Q400’s right wing dipping sharply as it came into land in high winds.

Flight 1284 from Edinburgh to Amsterdam had already been affected by the poor weather created by Storm Doris and had suffered a delay of 90 minutes to its scheduled take off time.

The aircraft came to a halt on the side of the runway after the incident and emergency services attended. No one was injured.

A spokesperson for the airline told The Independent: “”Flybe can confirm that there has been an incident involving one of our aircraft, flight no BE1284.

“The aircraft departed from Edinburgh at 1410 local time bound for Amsterdam. The incident occurred at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport at approximately 1659 local time.

“We can confirm that there are no injuries and all passengers have been bussed to the airport terminal. Our primary concern is for the welfare of the passengers and crew.”

It came just hours after Flybe flight 783 from Glasgow to Birmingham made an emergency landing after the pilot was forced to shut down one of its engines mid-air due to a technical fault.

The airline said the plane suffered “a technical fault that resulted in the captain electing to shut down the number one engine as a safety precaution.”

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