Any damage in the DFW area?

[TangoWhiskey]

We had some fast moving storms move through last night. Lots of lightning and wind. Saw some photos of marina damage at Eagle Mountain Lake... the core of that same cell moved right over Fort Worth Meacham (KFTW)... check out these METARS:

KFTW 130037Z 09011KT 3SM -RA BKN023 BKN070 BKN100 24/18 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 34066/0001 WSHFT 0014 P0006
KFTW 130034Z COR 11016G33KT 9SM BKN023 BKN070 BKN110 24/18 A2980
KFTW 130028Z 14020G33KT 1SM R16/3500VP6000FT +RA BKN021 BKN070 OVC085 24/18 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 34066/0001 WSHFT 0014 P0005
KFTW 130023Z 12017G33KT 3/4SM R16/2200V4500FT +RA BKN017 BKN070 OVC085 25/17 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 34066/0001 WSHFT 0009 P0004
KFTW 130015Z 02023G64KT 350V050 1/4SM R16/1400V4500FT +RA SCT015 SCT070 OVC090 22/18 A2994
KFTW 130007Z 33049G66KT 1 3/4SM R16/3500VP6000FT -RA FEW070 BKN085 OVC110 23/19 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 34066/0001 WSHFT 2352 VIS 1/2V5 PRESRR P0002
KFTW 130003Z 32047G66KT 3SM -RA FEW070 BKN085 BKN110 25/21 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 34066/0001 P0001
KFTW 122353Z 31017G22KT 10SM -RA FEW080 SCT095 BKN110 36/20 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB39 PRESRR SLP102 P0000 60000 T03560200 10411 20350 53013
KFTW 122253Z 17013KT 10SM CLR 38/18 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP079 T03830183
KFTW 122153Z 18012G19KT 10SM CLR 41/18 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP082 T04060178
KFTW 122053Z 21013G20KT 10SM CLR 40/17 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP089 T04000172 56020

 

[poadeleted21]

Word on BT is that some hangars collapsed at Mecham, took some planes out.

 

[poadeleted21]

Pic attached

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Word on BT is that some hangars collapsed at Mecham, took some planes out.

Uggh! The comment the Beech owner made was heart rending.

Straight line winds blew down a hangar at Texas Jet FBO at Fort Worth Meacham tonight. Actually, it lifted the hangar up off the ground and moved it downwind about 100 feet. Several planes were pushed into each other. I Corvalis was pushed up under my left wing. Fortunately no one was hurt. There were about 15 planes in the hangar, including several jets, King Airs, a pistons. It looks like sheet metal roofing (or siding) and insulation fell on the plane. It's hard to tell how bad the damage is at this point, but I fear the worst.

Some of you may remember my two year saga meticulously restoring this plane. It was a labor of love, but I doubt I'd go through that process again.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

From the BT forum:

 

[txnightster]

 

[numl0ck]

Who parks planes like that?? Someone should fire that line boy!!


Wow...that's rough. Hopefully the damages aren't as bad as the photos make it look. I guess that what insurance is for, right?

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Listen to this audio clip from the feed I provide for KFTW:

 

[DavidWhite]

The only one that looks undamaged is the Cirrus. What a shame.

 

[AggieMike88]

Talked with a biddy who hangars his 1968 A36 on the southern end of the field. He said he got lucky and there is no damage to hangar or plane, but that there are other areas that are a complete mess.

 

[TangoWhiskey]

ATK and Bell Helicopter also had hangar damage. ATK is south of the main terminal, and does government work outfitting aircraft; their damage appears to be minor roof damage.

But just downwind (south) of Texas Jet, the Bell Helicopter hangar has significant damage, with the main doors blown down on top of a Jet Ranger, and the winds went through the hangar and ripped the back of it open too.

I just got back from a quick lunchtime airport visit... pictures here. The Texas Jet hangar is on the tarmac side, so I couldn't get any good pictures of that. I didn't want to get in the way of all the important cleanup activity.

 

[denverpilot]

Side note: I love that you still have a Texaco sign and it survived.

BP finally replaced ours here with their god-awful one, and I was sad to see the sign of a much stronger brand and company die.

Still have all my die-cast Texaco airplanes...