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Wed, May 25, 2005

Stowaway Killed After Falling From Wheel Well

Authorities Point To Lax Airport Security

A young boy -- no more than ten-years old, according to news reports -- died Wednesday after he tried to stow away aboard a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A320 and fell out of a wheel well as the aircraft took off.

It happened around 0750 Wednesday as the aircraft departed Dunhuang Airport in China's Gansu Province. The aircraft continued to its destination -- Lanzhou -- and landed without incident.

Chinese aviation authorities speculated the aircraft was about 50 feet AGL when the landing gear began to cycle. That's when they believe the boy fell from the aircraft.

The Chinese Civil Aviation Commission is investigating, but has already blasted what it calls "loose safety measures" at Dunhuang Airport.

FMI: www.cea.online.sh.cn/information/en_info.htm

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