Mexican Pilot Emergency Lands Plane At Mallow Racecourse, Ireland 1983

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His daughter, Marianna, was recently in Mallow to thank the people there for the hospitality towards her father during the 6 weeks he spent there after this incident. It was his last wish after he died in 2009 that she tell the locals there how grateful he was. 2023

[@GhastlyCretin]

Wow, that's great. Thanks for the info 👍

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

What an unusual and stunning brilliant story, Years ago my dear father was at the landing of the first transatlantic flight from the gold old US of A to Connemara West of Ireland John Alcock and Arthur Brown landed on 15 June 1919

[@pomerau]

Wow. How old are you! I'm 64. My Dublin girlfriend and I drove to the site in 1982 - ish while staying in a cottage rental near Galway over Christmas. The longest 50 mile signposted route of all time - seemed like 250 miles. I hope you are well.

[@michaelf4506]

I just read his ashes have been scattered over the racecourse in last week... big ceremony load of his family came over 🇮🇪

[@JulioMo]

When ever Irish and Mexicans get together, magic happens. Look it up.

[@robertoperezaguirreeliasca7559]

Nice vintage Gulfstream II from Jets Ejecutivos, S.A. from Televisa. Teamwork from the crew on the ground and in the cockpit saved everyone! Including the jet! Good situational awareness SA Good crew resource management CRM Good Irish radar controller to direct them to Mellow racetrack!! Capt. Ruben Ocaña, flew DC-8’s with Aeronaves de Mexico ( Aeromexico ) before joining Jets Ejecutivos!

[@sanchoodell6789]

The plane in the end never got to take off and is still stuck there in Mallow, Co, Cork all these decades later. Mallow got it's runway and now has an international airport. The pilot did get back to Mexico (by other means)

[@pomerau]

Really? Wow. I remember the it in the news. I had moved to Dublin from Cork in 1977 (37 years now in London). I always assumed it had paid off. Must have been difficult and costly to assess any landing damage. I really thought they flew it to one of those airports. EDIT: Nah. I've just seen a quick video of it taking off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWHbemVmmauBaZosi=mfZRXxTU9Nr_uQYQ

[@mindmatters2922]

These videos only show us how safe Ireland was..not anymore

[@derekanthonyfarmermusic1559]

i must be old, i recognise & know far too many people in this video. Some now sadly passed on.

[@finolaomurchu8217]

"Wrong way Corrigan" was very famous at the time. That God the Mexicans were ok with the landing.

[@jasonmeehan1269]

That was 1938 not early 80s

[@ROCKSTARS_HQ]

🖤

[@michaelf4506]

Only in Ireland 🇮🇪 hey anyone know what happened to the runway after

[@JulioMo]

Someone in the comments said it became an airport.

[@seamusburke9101]

Was this 1985?

[@michaelf4506]

Ah the 80s nothing to see here