Most of the information flow seems to have stopped now. Here's the information I could gather so far. Please note that not all of the information is officially confirmed yet and a lot of it could be based on speculation and/or rumours alone.
The website of Schiphol (
http://www.schiphol.nl/index_uk.html) reports that at 10.31 this morning flight TK 1951 of Turkish Airlines, coming from Istanbul went down just north of the Polderbaan runway. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 127 passengers and 8 crew members. Upon impact, the plane broke down into three main pieces.
During the press conference it was confirmed that 9 people were killed in the crash and over 50 were wounded, including 25 heavily wounded.
An information hotline is available for passengers’ family and friends: +31 235676543
Eyewitnesses reported that the plane was coming in extremely low and was flying very slow. The plane seemed to wiggle from left to right and then the tail dropped down. It flew like this for a moment and then the nose dropped down violently. It is unclear what happened in the moments between the nose dropping down and the impact. A man who was aboard the plane reported that the aircraft began to shake and then after about 10 seconds it crashed.
There are some unclarities about the way the plane crashed into the ground. It crashed into a muddy field that had just been plowed. Some people say it just fell straight down to the ground. Others report a 100 - 150 meter sliding distance before coming to a halt. This seems to be confirmed by the fact that one of the engines is lying about 100 meters behind the plane. The engines are designed to snap off quite easily in case of a crash. Peolpe living in the vicinity of the crash site felt the ground shake during the impact.
The plane broke into three large pieces (photos here:
NOS News). There is a crack between the tailplane and the fuselage and another crack between the wings and the cockpit. Luckily, there was no fire, although there are some reports of one of the engines burning for a short while after the crash.
People crawled/ran out of the plane right after the crash. Some people went back into the plane to help others who were still stuck inside. There were also some locals on the ground who went in to help. Professional emergency help started arriving in about 15 minutes.
The weather conditions at the time of the crash were fairly normal for this location and time of year. It was was raining slightly and a little bit hazy.
Judging from all the images I've managed to estimate the location of the crash site:
Estimated crash siteCrash site overviewSchiphol airport overview(all images from Google Earth)
The Polderbaan runway is a long distance from the main terminal area (about 7 kilometers).
Air traffic from and to Schiphol is still going, but of course there are much delays and cancellations. Some traffic is rerouted to Rotterdam Airport. Both the Polderbaan and Zwanenburgbaan runways have been closed.
According to the Turkish authorities the plane was constructed in 2002 and last inspected in december 2008.
I saw a Turkish press conference. I think the president of Turkish Airlines was speaking, although I'm not sure. Apparantly the plane was piloted by Hassan Tarcin. They started having problems at 500 meters altitude (about 1500 feet). It was also reported that all crew members survived, although Dutch sources report that some of the crew members were injured.
There is much speculation going on about the possible causes of the crash. There is much talk about a lack of fuel. This is supported by the absence of a fire after the crash. No official statements about the cause of the accident have been made so far. However, it seems clear that there was a sudden lack of power on the last part of the approach.
My thoughts are with all the people who are involved in this crash in any way. A condealance register has been opened here:
http://www.condoleance.nl/registers/register_11104.html
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