Ice block from plane crashes through house roof in Banbury
A Banbury woman was left with a £12,000 hole in her roof, thought to have been caused by a block of ice falling from a plane. She heard a massive bang, went upstairs and could see blue sky through a hole into her loft, and out of the roof. She found bits of grey ice on the landing floor. Nobody was hurt. Having called out the fire brigade, a firefighter told her it was likely caused by ice falling from an aircraft on its way into Heathrow. The repair will cost about £12,000, through insurance. Some previous incidents of ice blocks falling from planes have been water from the plane toilets. Others are water in the undercarriage bay when the aircraft took off which formed into ice and stays as a block of ice whilst cruising at 35,000ft. As the airplane cames in to land at 3,000 or 4,000ft, the undercarriage would be put down and the slightly melted ice would fall out. There is information about other incidents, in previous years, of objects – often ice blocks – falling from planes. See link. Webtrak shows there are flight paths over the area. https://webtrak.emsbk.com/lhr4 . Tweet Ice ‘from airplane’ crashes through Banbury woman’s roof 23rd September 2023 By Oxford Mail reporter Dr Carla George heard a bang and found ice had smashed through her roof in Banbury A Banbury woman was left with a £12,000 hole in her roof thought to have been caused by a block of ice falling from a plane. Criminology researcher Dr Carla George, 45, was on a work call when she heard a massive bang. She thought some boxes must have fallen in the attic at her home in Withycombe Drive, Banbury. But when she went to investigate, she could see blue sky through a hole in the roof and found a large block of ice on the floor. “I went up to the attic and saw ice everywhere and I was confused where it had come from – it was like something from a movie,” Dr George said. “I was in shock. My neighbour rang the doorbell and said, ‘Do you know there’s a hole in the roof?’ It was so unusual. “I thought it was some sort of explosion when I got up there.” Having called out the fire brigade, she said a firefighter told her it was likely caused by ice falling from an aircraft on its way into Heathrow. She said: “We do have planes flying over but I didn’t hear any that day and neither did my neighbour, so that was really surprising.” Although temporarily covered over with a tarpaulin sheet, Dr Carla’s roof will need a full repair. It’s expected the damage will cost £12,000 to fix. She said: “The blocks of ice took a whole day to melt and then we had the insurers come round. “The roofers put in a temporary fix the next
