USAirways off the runway at PHL

[ALGFLYR]

I wasn't there, but.....

And anything you say after that doesn't matter... You weren't there...

 

[Secret Squirrel]

I wasn't there, but.....what happened to going around the pattern if something craps after V1?

Thank goodness you showed up. Absolutely nothing could have prevented them from going around. Case solved. Nothing left to see here.

 

[jonjuan]

Looks like he got airborne and decided to abort. yikes!

 

[Bringupthebird]

Told you before, but I'll tell you again. Karma's a bitch.

And she's the grievance chairman at USAPA.

 

[Tripower455]

The upside is that it appears that everyone is OK......

 

[WSurf]

Where's Sullyman when you need him??

 

[polarjet205]

Yikes is right, more reports that the plane actually was airborne then slammed back down, glad all is well with pax, but this story will get interesting real quick.... hope this was a V1 abort only..

 

[Metrojet]

Has the scene been cordoned off with yellow lanyards yet?

I knew some Westie would make a dumb comment
Oh well - I should have known

 

[SpauldingSmails]

I wasn't there, but.....what happened to going around the pattern if something craps after V1?

I'd be willing to bet that US Airways probably provides some sort of training to their pilots on go/no go decisions, and might even use a type of "airplane simulacrum" to play out these very situations.

I'd reserve judgment on the crew for just a bit yet. There have been rare situations whereby a crew has justifiably aborted beyond V1 and bent the airplane, but saved lives.

 

[Turtle21]

I knew some Westie would make a dumb comment

Oh well - I should have known

It's not an embarrassment that a single Westie stoops to this level. It's a shame that not a single Westie has the freedom or courage to speak the truth about being a real professional.