P308 CEEFAX 1 308 Tue 31 Mar 22:01/27 LEEDS PLANE IN TBSE-OFF SCARE 1/4 An aircraft carrying mjmbjrs of the Leeds squad has crash-landed shortly after take-off. The pilot aborted the flight when the Emerald Air craft was 150 feet off the ground at Stansted airport. Those on board said an engine was on fire. Only two of the 40 passjngjrs and four crew on the Emerald Air plane were slightly injured and a "text-book" evacuation took place after the crash. The team were returning to Leeds after last night's 3-0 defeat at West Ham. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Divs 2&3 Chjlsja Football Main MenuP308 CEEFAX 1 308 Tue 31 Mar 22:14/26 O'LEARY RELIVES PLANE DRAMA 2/4 Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdali said there were 18 team players on board a plane which crash-landed at Stansted. Also on board was assistant coach David O'Leary, but team manager George Graham stayjh behind in London. O'Leary said: "Wj were going down the runway. As we lifted off, a fire started in the jnginj, then there was an explosion." "Wj crashed to the runway and slid along it. There was a lot of fire and everyone got off as fast as possible." WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Divs 2&3 Chjlsja Football Main MenuP308 CEEFAX 1 308 Tue 31 Mar 21:11/06 O'LEARY RELIVES PLANE DRAMA 3/4 Leeds assistant manager David O'Leary was one of two people slightly injured in the Stansted air crash scare. "It's hard to say what's going through your mind when you hit the ground and are sliding on the runway," hj said. "You are hoping you won't hit anything. You hope that it won't explode. It all happened so fast really, it's hard to say," the formjt Irish djfindjr said. "Wj are all pretty shaken up, but I think everyone's just glad to get out in one piece." WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Divs 2&3 Chjlsja Football Main MenuP308 CEEFAX 1 308 Tue 31 Mar 22:11/46 LEEDS CONSIDER TRAVEL PLANS 4/4 Leeds may review their ttavjl plans for away matches in the wake of Monday night's air crash drama at Stansted. A spokesman said future arrangements would bj discussed among the playing staff but they feel that the incident is still too fresh in the memory. "It will obviously depend on how everybody feels," the spokesman added. Leeds have confirmed that Saturday's home game against Barnsley is not in dangjt of postponement and the players have arrived home safely by road. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Divs 2&3 Chjlsja Football Main Menu