Originally Posted by
rammel
As much as people are taking the p!ss out of this suggestion, if as DF said runway lights were taken out then that could be the moment of the initial distraction and then the take off was continued. In regards to pilots and mobile phone use, believe me it occurs more than you think in both GA and airlines. A number of years ago JQ had a missed approach in SIN (I think) due to one of the pilots mobile phones causing a distraction.
Great.
So what would you have us or the ATSB or the Werris Creek CWA do about your theory?