It doesn't make sense. If the flight 'plot' is accurate, whatever happened seems to have happened just before or just after rotation on take-off. How could a strap 'hang on' when full power was applied at the start of the take-off run?
I remember a number of years ago I landed on 30 and during the landing roll I passed some tie-down ropes lying on the runway. (Reported to TWR of course.) I guessed that the pilot of an aircraft that had taken off earlier had left the ropes on the wings during the pre-flight and they blew off during take-off. Maybe the SAAB picked up something on the runway during the take-off run?
This one's going to be interesting.
Last edited by Lead Balloon; 10th Nov 2022 at 05:15.