NWA went mudding...

[Little Bubba]

MILWAUKEE - A jet with 104 people on board skidded off a runway in snowy weather Sunday after the Northwest Airlines crew aborted the flight as it began accelerating for takeoff, airline officials said.

No serious injuries were reported in the late-morning incident. One passenger on the DC-9 was treated for a sore back, airline officials said.
The crew of Flight 1726 bound for Detroit "opted to discontinue its takeoff due to an engine problem," the airline said in a statement. The plane came to a stop off the runway surface, the statement said.
The plane skidded when the pilot applied the brakes, said Pat Rowe, spokeswoman for General Mitchell International Airport. The aircraft came to a stop on the grass by the runway.
Rowe said that snowplow crews had been working all morning but that she did not know how much snow was on the runway at the time.
About 2 1/2 inches of snow had fallen at the airport as of noon, according to the
The 99 passengers and five crew members were bused back to the terminal with their luggage.
The airport was closed for 35 minutes afterward, officials said

 

[KCSO780]

Is mudding anything like spooning...........

 

[Occam's Razor]

Our Air Safety people indicate the aircraft was actually on a newly-installed treadmill...and that the aircraft failed to gain flying airspeed during the takeoff attempt.

Geniuses at flightinfo.com have been contacted to determine the exact cause of this Lift Equation anomaly...

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Maybe the treadmill wasn't generating enough relative wind?

 

[SEVEN]

Are you sure it wasn't a Pinnacle flight?

 

[Lear70]

MILWAUKEE - A jet with 104 people on board skidded off a runway in snowy weather Sunday after the Northwest Airlines crew aborted the flight as it began accelerating for takeoff, airline officials said.

No serious injuries were reported in the late-morning incident. One passenger on the DC-9 was treated for a sore back, airline officials said.
The crew of Flight 1726 bound for Detroit "opted to discontinue its takeoff due to an engine problem," the airline said in a statement. The plane came to a stop off the runway surface, the statement said.
The plane skidded when the pilot applied the brakes, said Pat Rowe, spokeswoman for General Mitchell International Airport. The aircraft came to a stop on the grass by the runway.
Rowe said that snowplow crews had been working all morning but that she did not know how much snow was on the runway at the time.
About 2 1/2 inches of snow had fallen at the airport as of noon, according to the
The 99 passengers and five crew members were bused back to the terminal with their luggage.
The airport was closed for 35 minutes afterward, officials said

Again.

NWA had the same incident in DTW last winter.

I think they run one off a taxiway or runway every season. Kind of like pre-emptive accident awareness to make everyone more careful for the rest of the season or something.

 

[Goose17]

I like your sense of humor

Maybe the treadmill wasn't generating enough relative wind?

Now that was funny (if you remember the original post)

Goose17

 

[eaglefly]

Again.

NWA had the same incident in DTW last winter.

I think they run one off a taxiway or runway every season. Kind of like pre-emptive accident awareness to make everyone more careful for the rest of the season or something.

They used to run a -9 off the end of 28 in KTVC every winter. You could almost count on it like Santa.

 

[AC560]

Maybe the treadmill wasn't generating enough relative wind?

I would suggest placing a fan in front of the treadmill and turning it on high.

 

[Acefaser]

Is mudding anything like spooning...........

Maybe if your man on man?uke:
Just had to say it.