Midway Airport Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 Crash December 8th.

[Cars2fan172]

GREAT RINGS OF SATURN!!!!!! This is Terrible!

[pete359ext]

Was that chicagos Midway?

[656LEGOGUY]

@pete359ext  yes

[delacerdaa]

I used to work for an office products company at that time as a delivery driver, I was stop on that stoplight an hour before that plane came down that night. That plane would`ve crushed me in the delivery truck. Rest in peace the little who past away.

[ScrambledEggs159]

i was outside when i saw some blue lights fly over us, then it was all over the news!

[hammerogod]

Southwest Airlines has the best overall safety record of any airline operating in the U.S....and a better safety record than 95% of the airlines on the planet.

Only 2 airlines have had fewer 'Incidents'.

And SW has never injured a PAX.

Before landing in a gas station they had never had a major incident.

Compare Southwest to American or United and you will fly Southwest every time.

[Crazzy4Chicago]

I dont think its a bad airline service i dont think they put something on the ice to make it safer or they brake to late?

[meshachthebest911]

Don't worry.  Southwest does that all the time

[NEWYORKALLY3550]

Agreed

v v v

But I've been flying with southwest for 3 years now. And nothing bad has happened yet.

[michaeljacbabe15]

oh god.. im flying on southwest out of midway in july....pray for me..

[prutyladyd07]

Southwest is a terrible airline. Crashes, planes ripping open during flight, cracks in fuselage, et cetera. They need to scrap that airline indefinitely.

[cduluk]

@prutyladyd07 wahh? In 40 years of flying they've never lost a passenger. Give me another US airline that's accomplished that...

[justincrzo]

@prutyladyd07 are you retarded or just a plain idiot

[jhshifris1]

@prutyladyd07 You're telling me. Here, I wanted to fly Southwest to California and now, I'm not flying at all.

[Makater77]

Just a normal Southwest fight.

[MegaGansta24]

LoL my aunt came to Chicago where I live and she was in that plane thank god she survived and R.I.P little guy

[eds1994fatboy]

This is the crash that killed a 6 yr. old boy from Leroy ,a small town in NW Indiana ..... .....He was a passenger in a car...at the wrong place...at the wrong time when the plane overshot the runway and struck the car he was riding in..... R.I.P little man.!!!!!

[TheMW2informer]

December 8th is my birthday and that year i got FSX as a present WOW WEIRD

[QF4976]

Ladies and Gentlemen now that the plane has come to a complete stop you are now free to collect your luggage

[Beiber137101]

southwest is still a very safe airline, but things happen.

[checkerace50]

@Beiber137101 happened because of the ice and glycol. southwest airlines has the highest safety rating in the airline business and is the only airline that is making tons of revanue to where they bought out airtran, and is trying to buy fronteir but the pilots turned it down while every employee voted yes

[davis5481]

and I thought southwest wuz the safest airlines

[checkerace50]

@davis5481 it is.

[sam9524]

@davis5481 well its not the pilots fault!!!! this is nature disaster

[lafayette2285]

@sam9524

Wait, are you really saying it's not the pilot's fault that he landed on a very short, icey runway after coming in too high and too fast? Sorry, but the pilot could have easily diverted O'Hare and not crashed the plane and killed a little kid in the process. It's 100% pilot error.

[sam9524]

@lafayette2285 the airplane slid off , you cant blame the pilot

[lafayette2285]

@sam9524 you can blame the pilots because he chose to land on an unsafe runway. otherwise you are saying this plane was doomed to crash no matter what and southwest couldn't have done a thing about it, which is very untrue seeing as how other southwest flights had already diverted safely to chicago o'hare. pilot landed on unsafe runway, plane crashed, pilot error.

stop playing the "southwest is always innocent" game. it gets really old.

[sam9524]

@lafayette2285 well i am not saying that the pilots are not guilty. they are...but i dont blame them 100%...it could happiens to any other pilot

[sam9524]

@lafayette2285 yeah but he wasnt notified that the runway is dangerous

[lafayette2285]

@sam9524 how do you know he wasn't notified? ive listened to the CVR, the captain was notified by ATC and other aircraft landing on the same runway that braking action was poor. he had warning and landed anyways. the captain also landed too fast and too long so that makes it even more his fault. stop pretending southwest is always innocent. they are always reckless and push the envelope, and this time they pushed it too far, crashing the plane and taking the life of an innocent kid.

[MichiganFann]

@lafayette2285 midway

[myangel1208]

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful comments and respectful wishes for my son who was the only one that died that night. I wish i could find the tow truck driver that was at our side that night helping with the other boys. My Joshua gave his life to save ours. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Sincerely, Lisa Woods (mother of Joshua Woods)

[KartKing4ever]

I remember this I thought it was cool but I was 9 then so you know

[lifewithjohnny]

top notch pilots!!!

[checkerace50]

@lifewithjohnny try to stop a boing 737-700 with ice and glycol

[lafayette2285]

@lifewithjohnny i wouldn't call an accident that was caused by pilot error to be flown by "top notch pilots"

[UAL4ever]

@lamborgini1234 Not only icy conditions but the pilot in command landed half way down the runway way past the touch down mark

[lovestorock5]

yea i live near there, i thought he was 8, thats sad, R.I.P

[mario6515]

I was in that trafic During this Accident I still remember it. We were Going to Value City Because me and My Parents Just Moved into our New Place. And that Motherfucking Said CRASH!!!!!! And some Crazy ass lights went Off Trafic was Slow than a moutherfucker too. Still remember that Day I thakn god it was one of us or know one else got hurt .

[TheYouSphere]

accidents carry people? Really now.. So what do airplanes do again? Haha...

Why did they build a road after a runway of an airport? Is it news to you Americans that planes sometimes slip during winters or other weathers of this planet's eco system? Like.. hello?

[Jaydubbs02]

I live there and that was our first acciendent in 32 years. I think the americans know what their doing.

[MikeB3542]

@TheYouSphere Originally it was smaller --half of the land had been a golf course. It was land apportioned to the Chicago Board of Ed unde the Northwest Ordinance--each 64 sq mi township has one of the square mile parcels set aside for education -- this was that parcel. The Chicago Board of Ed leases the land to the Chicago Dept of Aviation. All things considered, Midway has been remarkably safe (knock on wood!)

[adw28productions]

he probably included people on the ground who could have died.

[simpsonskkl]

I Saw When It Got To The Fuckin Street I Was A Couple Of Blocks Away.

[miamibeach1791]

oh god. that's crazy.

[xxcraziinluv69xx]

this is dum

[kikipoo25]

luckily only one person died... this could have been tragic with over 100 or 200 dead.

[AppleMacUSA1]

200 people can't fit on that plane. Dumbo.

[kikipoo25]

look it up on wikipedia or google, it says 103 people were on the plane... that doesn't count the number of people who were driving there when the plane crashed.

[flyboy6753]

really? prove it

[ac1dchr15t]

i saw this shit. live on 63rd n austin

[zerodeckfreak]

haha i remember that day XP i was shoveling snow XD

[NRELSTAB]

I was home that night in chicago

[swpilot2494]

Thats exactly why almost all runways at MDW have EMAS at the end of them.

[sideslide23]

lucky this plane hasn't reach the railroad track or it would be a big disaster because if the train hit it then this would be the worst of it

[juggalo1287]

i was passing 4 minets before that happned on that street i was lucky it wasnt me who was hit.

[catdadx]

yo i just want to say that there are a ton a videos that get up on you tube and people say mean shit about them and stuff when it`s not needed, u guys are so cool, and adult about this and giving ure respects to the kid. i just wanted to tip my hate to u guys and say thanx for showing you tube isnt full of silly ass people real, people not just jokers still exist. i salute you all!!

[ryno23gocubs]

I remember I was stuck on the Tri State when this came over the radio. Feel bad for the kid.

[nejisfangirl]

damn this was in 2005 right? i was at my house enjoying mt december watching watever and then i heard about this...RIP kid... :'(

[theaz78]

My mom lives 2 block from there on Lotus Avenue and I remember walking over there. That was freakin crazy to see the plane in the street and I feel so bad for the family of the poor boy...

[raysmashbrawl176]

thats harsh the kid whas olny 6 im there for you man but your in a beter place

[Jaydubbs02]

I live near 63rd

I tried to walk there to check out wat was goin on

but i got bitches for friends lol

sucks about that kid RIP :(

[hawksfreak118]

man i remember walking right up to it poor kid

[mistaphill]

this is similar to what happened in burbank a few years ago. the primary landing runway (8) was only 6000', so there's not much room for error, plus the old antiquated terminal is right next to the end. southwest pilot landed too long and crashed thru the fence onto Hollywood Way. stopped very close to the gas station across the station. since then they have put an arresting system at the end (shortening the overall rwy length to 5800' and tore down the gas station.

[GH3TT0Kk]

mann i remeber this!! i lived like 10 blocks away!!! r.i.p "steve" i think it was the little toddler that got killed on the car that was right next to the plane =[=[=[=[=[=[ mannn..

[OvenReadiesYUM]

If it crashed through the WALL at the airport, why wasnt the plane written off? I mean, thsoe can do alot of damage.

[UAL4ever]

Well think about it the wall is meant to stop cars and people from getting into the airport i don`t think it would be made to withstand a Boeing 737-800W going 200 Knots or less and yes they can do alot of damage but it won`t be able to stop the B738W.

[PATTYZ102]

the weather was so shitty that day i remember

[Flamingos40]

seen that,i lived like 2 blocks from the crash

[trev17ian]

I remember when that happened and I'll never fly anywhere again.

[mc90604]

i was supposed to be on that plane but we changed dates month in advance and decided to leave after christmas for chicago

[RetiredAFGuy]

I used to take the bus past the intersection of 55th and Central in 75. I grew up at Meade and 64th. My sister and her family lived in the path of the approach that plane was taking off from on Major Ave. Sorry to hear about the child in the back seat that was killed. I remember Midway back in the early 60's till I left in '76.

Anyone that graduated Kennedy HS in '75 - I did too - yell at me.

[mlb102]

this one hectic night at MDW...

[FSPilot27]

The runways are too damn short!

[esmeraldazingara69]

i lived in cleveland and flew continental to visit my boyfriend in chicago.

[bfr1988]

Yea a kid did die, It was my neighbors grandson. I was told he was singing christmas songs and eating McDonalds with his fam when it happened. My heart goes out to em, thats sad shit.

[armyboy941]

i was going to california the next day at the same airport on southwest airlines.

[daydaystyles]

and no one on baord died still making swa one of todys safest airlines

[kidman1987]

yea but a little boy in his family car died

[joshalyn912]

well listen here mr daydaystyles no one on board died but a sweat innocent 6 year old boy was cheatin out of live and his surving family forever ruined in heartache if they were so safe they would cancel more flights in bad weather teach there pilots not to configure the computer to say what they want and install the blocks at the end of the runway that they have previously stated "cost to much" they dont cost near the value of my brother-sincerly cindy woods (sister of joshua woods)

[mma8eu]

actually southwest cancels and delays more flights due to weather than any other airline...southwest NEVER had a passenger get killed...Joshua was the only casualty from southwest other than employees EVER...the SAFEST airline. that pilot was told not to land here and tried it anyway

[NOOK17]

The pilot was never told not to land, it was to his discression.There we're many things that contributed to this incident most importantly weather and runway conditions.

It was an unfortunate accident, but a lesson was learned through it. It's truly unfortunate a life was sacrificed to learn this lesson.

[mma8eu]

actually the pilot WAS told to divert to another airport...usually e would be told to circle around for a while but he was told to divert because the weather was getting worse...and the runway only had 1/16 of an inch of snow on it and thats fine thats nothin the FAA doesnt even blink for that

[NOOK17]

Not sure where you got your information from, but I will guarantee my source is 100% more accurate. He was told to land at his discression, wheather he used good judgement or not is another question.

[JohnnyStorm2006]

I live here too. I was there that night. Lots of snow.

[mterracciano]

The FAA should have never let that plane land. Those runways at Midway are so short and the landings are incredibly rough.

[UAL4ever]

Actually the FAA inspects the airports and saw that the runway was able to hold a B737-800 or even a Boeing 757-200 but the only problem was that the pilot was a cowboy and flew into the storm and when he land he landed half way of the entire runway and failed to apply reverse thrust and applied the reverse thrust 8 seconds after touchdown and the runway condition was terrible but he landed anyways and he skidded off runway 31C but the runway can fit any aircraft but the runways are long enough.