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Qatar Airways flight QR778 struck the approach lighting system during takeoff from Miami International Airport, Florida.
The underbelly of the aircraft impacted approach lighting system runway lights during takeoff at 20:32 hours. The approach lighting system was located 2950 m from the point where the aircraft entered the runway. The flight continued to the destination Doha Airport, Qatar and landed without incident some 13,5 hours later. The FAA reported that an inspection revealed damage that was described as substantial. (aviation-safety.net) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
To all of you who questioned what I had said right after the accident took place that this was a clear -and awful- mistake on the part of the pilots for not taking off from the threshold of RWY 09, well, there you are, the official Preliminary Report issued by Qatar's Civil Aviation Authority with the assistance of U.S.'s FAA and NTSB and UK's CAA says it all. The definitive fate of the crew is pending the Final Report to be issued in a few weeks and they were firmly grounded in Doha since they landed after this fateful flight
Chalet,
what was it that you said which you feel provides vindication? That they wouldn't be flying again? That they departed from T-1 rather than the threshold? I think most agreed that that was the case. I had questioned your assertion that they 'got away with murder'. Am willing to await the final report to see if that is in there.
You also asserted "I know my facts feller, sorry I can't disclose anything'. Have time and circumstances changed that you can now disclose something?
Respectfully,
joel
what was it that you said which you feel provides vindication? That they wouldn't be flying again? That they departed from T-1 rather than the threshold? I think most agreed that that was the case. I had questioned your assertion that they 'got away with murder'. Am willing to await the final report to see if that is in there.
You also asserted "I know my facts feller, sorry I can't disclose anything'. Have time and circumstances changed that you can now disclose something?
Respectfully,
joel
Joe, I learned all the most important details of the accident from a high level executive of a company that provides goods and services to major airlines in the Middle East, sorry but this was the extent of what I was allowed to disclose without compromising my source. BR.
It almost sounds like a no-flap takeoff was attempted when a 5° ro 10° setting was required. It would be interesting to see if the takeoff computations for performance included a different flap setting than was actually used.
That didn't happen UNLESS the TO warning horn wasn't working. BEEP, BEEP BEEP as soon as the thrust levers are advanced if the flaps aren't set right.
It is human mistake, no way around that.
Thing was that the last 4 like KS in the error chain did not catch it. I bet like any accident it was a snowball effect of errors that grew and no one noticed.
All carriers use derated takeoff power settings for TO.
To call it murder without premeditation is a bold statement.
Could have been a lot of different things.
I don't think I would have continued on a on the trip.
I think they had to have had a tailstrike or damn close to one.
Just my 2 cents.
Thing was that the last 4 like KS in the error chain did not catch it. I bet like any accident it was a snowball effect of errors that grew and no one noticed.
All carriers use derated takeoff power settings for TO.
To call it murder without premeditation is a bold statement.
Could have been a lot of different things.
I don't think I would have continued on a on the trip.
I think they had to have had a tailstrike or damn close to one.
Just my 2 cents.
QA Top Management also directed a profound overhaul of current internal safety and CRM regulations and will institute changes as necessary to avoid the repetition of something that could have been one of the worst accidents in the U.S. (350+ souls on board plus a substantial number of people on the ground including those traversing the heavily traveled 8-lane Le Jeune Road a short distance from the threshold of RWY 27).
Incidentally PIC on take off was an individual of Spanish nationality.