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![]() Dave S wrote: Maxx. wrote: Gentlemen, (& ladies): As we started to touch down, we suddenly went back up, and were diverted because the control tower flooded, and blacked out. Not to detract from your question, the Control Tower didn't flood during Allison/2001. The Houston TRACON (Approach Control) is what flooded and went off-line. Houston Approach is located in the basement of the OLD control tower at IAH, west of Terminal A. It's truly a dungeon down there. Their function was taken over by Houston Center, down the road, in a sprawling above-ground facility, until the problem could be fixed (again). One day, there is supposed to be a mega-approach placed in operation near Conroe, that will allegedly combine Houston, Beaumont, San Antonio and Austin all in one facility. The new IAH control tower never flooded. I question that you were touching down, because if you had wheels on the ground, you were likely going around due to another object still on the runway. If you were on approach, and had not touched down yet, then the go-around due to a facility going offline is understandable. Dave I was sitting in a window seat at the time, just ahead of the right engine. I saw the white lines of the runway before we went back up. (it was actually that close to touching down.) Wheels never touched the ground though. The flooding issue was announced by the pilot after we had climbed enough (for his comfort, I guess) We then went to Lake Charles, sat for awhile getting fuel, then flew to Austin, where we were bussed back to IAH. That night, ORD to IAH = 20 hours & my luggage was delivered four days later.. So what actually flooded? I don't know. I was busy watching the water going into the engine, and thinking about my Chevy Cavalier running through a puddle. cough, choke, oops |
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