CO 737 off runway in DEN

[Caflying]

Only one more thing to say about this accident until we get a final investigation;

KUDOS to the crew for getting everyone out alive. Job well done, not matter what got you there.
Glad that no one died. A few broken bones are nothing compared to what it could be.

I just now wonder how many lawsuits have already been filed by passengers? Can CAL survive something like this?

 

[dsee8driver]

StrykerFL for avatar of the year.

I second!

 

[Skank]

Its looking more and more like a poorly executed abort. Stay safe out there and be a good wingman.

Thanks for the report from Denver. I hope you didn't get frostbite while examining the wreckage.

 

[SuperFLUF]

Its looking more and more like a poorly executed abort....

Idiot.

 

[nimtz]

Its looking more and more like a poorly executed abort. Stay safe out there and be a good wingman.

Fella even for a flame baiter this is a scum sucking low equal to the level of Bernie Madoff. It's pathetic enough you feel obligated to get a virtual rise out of people on the internet, but flaming a guy who is still in the hospital in serious condition!?! Here's my holiday wish for you: EAT SH!T AND DIE!!!

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Update:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123001946569629719.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Federal investigators said late Monday that an unusual rattling sound can be heard on the cockpit recorder of a Continental Airlines flight shortly before it veered off a runway after an aborted takeoff Saturday, injuring more than three dozen people.

National Transportation Safety Board officials said the jet's pilots aborted takeoff at high speed in a bid to keep from hurtling off the side of a runway at Denver International Airport last Saturday. But the plane became uncontrollable anyway and within seconds slammed into a snowy ravine.

Lead NTSB investigator Bill English said the plane's data recorder revealed that the thrust-reversers on both of the plane's engines were activated, according to the Associated Press. The devices are normally deployed to stop an aircraft as it moves down a runway. One of the pilots also can be heard on the recorder calling for an aborted takeoff.
Robert Sumwalt, the NTSB member on site who is serving as spokesman for the federal and industry crash teams, told a press briefing late Monday that an interview with the plane's copilot revealed that the jet began drifting off the center of the strip as it reached about 103 m.p.h. Board officials estimate the aircraft reached a maximum speed of more than 135 m.p.h. before veering off the runway, sliding across a field and ending in the ravine with its left engine and main landing gear sheared off.

Investigators haven't yet interviewed the plane's captain, who was at the controls and remains hospitalized with serious back injuries and bone fractures. NTSB officials are still trying to determine what caused the unusual sound, and whether any engine or brake malfunctions may have contributed to the accident.

Mr. Sumwalt said the bumping and rattling sound was first heard 41 seconds after the plane started down the runway, according to the Associated Press. Four seconds later, one of the crew members called for the takeoff to be aborted. Mr. Sumwalt said investigators have found no problems with the plane's engines, tires or brakes, but aren't ruling anything out. Investigators found that the plane's flight control surfaces -- including flaps, slats and speed brakes -- were in proper position. And there was no indication of locked brakes.

 

[jonjuan]

"an unusual rattling sound can be heard on the cockpit recorder"

The CAs pacemaker acting up.

 

[SuperFLUF]

"an unusual rattling sound can be heard on the cockpit recorder"

The CAs pacemaker acting up.

Nice. Do you have the cojones (and lack of class) to travel to the hospital in Denver to say that to his and his family's face?


Dispite the rumor I saw earlier, he is not over 60. Not even close.

 

[slaquer5]

Fella even for a flame baiter this is a scum sucking low equal to the level of Bernie Madoff. It's pathetic enough you feel obligated to get a virtual rise out of people on the internet, but flaming a guy who is still in the hospital in serious condition!?! Here's my holiday wish for you: EAT SH!T AND DIE!!!

Could not have been said better.

 

[stupidpilot]

Is this a misprint or something?

How the FK are you supposed to takeoff with no thrust? WTF is this guy talking about. The whole "past" V1 thing only works when at least one engine is turning. Chief pilot too, huh? :laugh:

Bravo! Amish finally wrote something I totally agree with! (Sound trumpet fanfare).