Perhaps a gear pin was left in, that would also explain it.
Hmm....nah. If the gear pins were left in, the crew would have found out at 100 feet. They would have initiated a return. End of.
This is soooo unbelievable.
As a comparison, have there been any instances wherein the crew forgot, and maintained their forgetfulness, to retract the flaps? I guess not.
@galaxy flyer: thanks. I remember now. I stand corrected. At Hapag LLoyd they screwed up, but possibly not as badly as these two clowns. Despite the good ending in this case.