Originally Posted by Accident Report
3.2. Cause and contributing factors.
The accident was caused by the decision to Reject the Take-Off 12 knots
after passing V1 speed.
The following factors contributed to the accident;
o Engine Nr 3 experienced a bird strike, causing it to stall. This
phenomenon was accompanied by a loud bang, noticed by the crew.
o The aircraft line up at the B1 intersection although the take-off
parameters were computed with the full length of the runway.
o The situational awareness of the crew,
o Less than maximum use of deceleration devices.
o Although the RESA conforms to the minimum ICAO requirement, it
does not conform to the ICAO recommendation for length.
Now available:
http://www.mobilit.fgov.be/data/aero...nts/AA-8-5.pdf
In a nutshell, after a birdstrike on #3, Capt rejected 12 knots after V1 with not a great deal of runway left and nobody applied spoilers or reverse thrust.