Kalitta Air 747 Written off after overrunning runway at Brussels!

Thanks for checking, but that is because your end is, well down under. Still working here in what is supposed to be summer!:)

It’s working fine now…i guess i was a little impatient

Lesson to learn? Don’t abort after V1.

Thanks for checking, but that is because your end is, well down under. Still working here in what is supposed to be summer!:)

The link’s not working my end Michael!!!

Final report of the crash released. One kestrel ingested.

http://www.mobilit.fgov.be/data/aero/accidents/AA-8-5.pdf

It seems that the crew may have aborted after V1 after 1 engine injested the bird.

I’m pretty sure the 747 is certified to fly on 3 engines.

It is indeed. In fact there was quite a well known case around 2 years ago where a LHR bound BA 747 departed LAX, ingested a bird into one of the engines shortly after takeoff but continued its journey to London flying on three engines. There were quite a lot of people levelling all kinds of accusations at the pilots and the airline for flying dangerously, but personally I don’t see what all the fuss was about. The aircraft was operated perfectly within the limits of how it was designed to.

Back onto this incident, are there any more specific details of what happened?

Paul

It could have been whole lot worse I guess as has been said.

Lets hope the Kestrel didn’t belong to the bloke whose job it is to scare away the pigeons 😮 😉

Because the pilot decided to put it down six seconds after V1!;)

Sorry if this has been posted earlier, but the blame has apparently been laid at the door of a Kestrel flying into one of the engines.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/3903804/Falcon-responsible-for-Boeing-747-crash-in-Brussels.html

I’m pretty sure the 747 is certified to fly on 3 engines. I didn’t quite get from the article why a bird killing 1 engine would result in a crash.

Sorry if this has been posted earlier, but the blame has apparently been laid at the door of a Kestrel flying into one of the engines.

That’s good to know they usually try and hang it on the pilot

Sorry if this has been posted earlier, but the blame has apparently been laid at the door of a Kestrel flying into one of the engines.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/3903804/Falcon-responsible-for-Boeing-747-crash-in-Brussels.html

ff 1980. Don’t be confused with the first N704CK, born 37 years ago and wfu.

Discharging completed, scraping under progress.

Regards

Willy

If Connie loses anymore he might have to return to Drag racing

N704CK

ff 1980. Don’t be confused with the first N704CK, born 37 years ago and wfu.

Discharging completed, scraping under progress.

Regards

Willy

The airframe was probably over thirty years old a coming to the the end of it’s life cycle anyhow

N704CK

The roof was cut yesterday and off-loading started. The nose was secured when the tail section was removed.

Regards

Willy

After V1 by definition you go flying. Thinking that it’s safer to stop after that point is foolish and leads to situations that end in something that looks like this Kalitta 747.

Hindsight’s a wonderful thing

N704CK

Based on latest info available, the captain requested permission to back track to start from the threshold and not from the first intersection.

After 1700 meters run, the tower controller warned the captain that one starboard engine was on fire ,(Compressor stall?) and called the Fire Brigade.

The captain answered that he would abort take-off and braked.

Witnesses noted that neither thrust reverser nor spoilers were activated.

Fuel had been successfully pumped.

Off-loading should start in a few days.

Runway out of use for 8 days in direction 02 (landing) and for a few weeks in direction 20 (take-offs)

Secretary of State in charge of Transport stated that in the future, the runways will be selected taking into account the prevailing winds and the take-off weight.

Let’s hope that this will put the dispersion scheme to end.

Regards

Willy

So did something drastic happen after v1 that they decided safest to stay on the ground…

After V1 by definition you go flying. Thinking that it’s safer to stop after that point is foolish and leads to situations that end in something that looks like this Kalitta 747.

Imagine what it must have been like for the crew climbing out of their aircraft and realising the extent of the damage.

Someone or something was watching out for them that day!

Paul

They were probably relieved just to have survived