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Old 13th Oct 2021, 07:22
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Originally Posted by kit344
One of the engines lost most of it's turbine and fan blades onto the runway, there was some damage to the adjacent engine, which was shut down in the air.
I was told that the co pilot attempted to stop after we had passed V1.
when you say the copilot "attempted to stop" after V1 did the aircraft stop on the runway or go off the end? Surely only in the latter case would it be classed as an accident.
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