AA A321 takes off after smashing ground sign
Seen it plenty of times where the downwind wing in a swept wing jet is allowed to drop at rotation due to the PF being slow or not anticipating.
But this sounds like such a large lateral movement to end up that far off the centerline in a narrow body that you naturally feel there is more to the story than poor rotation technique.
But this sounds like such a large lateral movement to end up that far off the centerline in a narrow body that you naturally feel there is more to the story than poor rotation technique.
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If it turn out that crew skill was a contributing factor, then that will be fair game for comment. However, there are other possible causes. In fact, it is entirely possible that crew skill kept this incident from becoming a hull loss. Why don't we hold judgement until there is at least a preliminary report?
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Pilot says it was an un-commanded roll
American A321 suffers un-commanded roll during takeoff incident
- 17 April, 2019
- SOURCE: Flight Dashboard
- BY: Jon Hemmerdinger
- Boston
An American Airlines Airbus A321 experienced what a pilot called an “un-commanded” roll and struck runway equipment during takeoff on 10 April from New York John F Kennedy.
The aircraft took off from the airport at about 20:40 local time, bound for Los Angeles as American flight 300.
“When we departed… strong roll to the left… as we climbed out,” the pilot told air traffic controllers shortly after takeoff, according to an audio recording from LiveATC.net.
“We were banking… Uncontrolled bank 45° to the left.”
“Turbulence from another aircraft?” the pilot adds.
“I don’t think so. There’s a good crosswind, but we had an un-commanded roll to the left as we rotated.”
The pilot also tells controllers that the aircraft was at that point “flying great”, and he requests clearance to return to JFK, where the A321 landed without incident at 21:09.
The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, it says.
“The pilot reported that the Airbus A321 may have collided with an object during departure earlier in the evening,” the FAA tells FlightGlobal. “After the aircraft landed, workers discovered damage to the left wing, possibly caused by striking a runway sign and airport light.”
American confirms in a statement to FlightGlobal that the aircraft “struck an object upon departure”, adding it is investigating the incident in
The aircraft took off from the airport at about 20:40 local time, bound for Los Angeles as American flight 300.
“When we departed… strong roll to the left… as we climbed out,” the pilot told air traffic controllers shortly after takeoff, according to an audio recording from LiveATC.net.
“We were banking… Uncontrolled bank 45° to the left.”
“Turbulence from another aircraft?” the pilot adds.
“I don’t think so. There’s a good crosswind, but we had an un-commanded roll to the left as we rotated.”
The pilot also tells controllers that the aircraft was at that point “flying great”, and he requests clearance to return to JFK, where the A321 landed without incident at 21:09.
The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, it says.
“The pilot reported that the Airbus A321 may have collided with an object during departure earlier in the evening,” the FAA tells FlightGlobal. “After the aircraft landed, workers discovered damage to the left wing, possibly caused by striking a runway sign and airport light.”
American confirms in a statement to FlightGlobal that the aircraft “struck an object upon departure”, adding it is investigating the incident in
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The NTSB is going to take a look:
NTSB is investigating the April 10, 2019, accident at JFK International Airport, New York, involving an American Airlines A321, operating as American Airlines flight 300, which experienced a roll during takeoff and hit a runway distance marker with the left wingtip.
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The NTSB is going to take a look:
https://twitter.com/NTSB_Newsroom/st...68832875024394
https://twitter.com/NTSB_Newsroom/st...68832875024394
" I was aboard this aircraft. The take off was fast, rather quick and felt short. Then we pitched down and banked right (left wing up) and then left (right wing up) and the back felt to skid out sideways, I was in the window seat just behind the left wing. Then it felt like the pilot pulled the aircraft up manually. He continued to make very strong left and right banks while in the air before we circled back to JFK. He made an announcement that we had a major computer failure, but that he had control of the airplane and that we'll be making an emergency landing. I watched the metal flap above the wind the whole 43 mins we were in the air. The flight attendants went to the exit rows and said "this is not a drill" can you open the emergency doors to the passengers. I want to hear the audio and see the faa report. If anyone knows how long or where to look for this information that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you "
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/america...irst-reported/
A close call for American Airlines Flight 300 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport now appears far worse than first reported. Sources tell CBS News the Airbus with 102 passengers and eight crew on board "nearly crashed" last week when the wing scraped the ground and hit a sign and light pole during takeoff.
"We were banking, uncontrolled bank 45 degrees to the left," a pilot could be heard saying on the air traffic control audio of the incident.
"Turbulence from another aircraft?"
"I don't think so. There's a good cross wind but we had an uncommanded roll to the left as we rotated," he responded.
One source briefed on the incident told CBS News: "That was as close as anybody would ever want to come to crashing." According to people familiar with the ongoing investigation, preliminary indicators are that there was a "loss of control" on takeoff, reports CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave.
The Airbus A321 took off around 8:40 p.m. on April 10, bound for Los Angeles. But just as the plane was beginning to lift off, it rolled to the left, causing the wing tip to scrape the ground. The wing then hit a runway sign and a light pole before pilots managed to regain control and continued the takeoff. The force of the impact bent the wing.
The flight returned to JFK 28 minutes later with no injuries reported. American Airlines tells CBS News, the airline "is investigating this incident in coordination with federal authorities."
The FAA is investigating and have not determined why the plane banked sharply at a critical moment of takeoff. The NTSB has requested data from the incident. After this report, the NTSB also announced a formal investigation, saying in the statement: "The FAA, American Airlines, and the Allied Pilots Association will be parties to the NTSB's investigation, and the BEA of France has designated an Accredited Representative as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane with Airbus as their technical advisor."
"We were banking, uncontrolled bank 45 degrees to the left," a pilot could be heard saying on the air traffic control audio of the incident.
"Turbulence from another aircraft?"
"I don't think so. There's a good cross wind but we had an uncommanded roll to the left as we rotated," he responded.
One source briefed on the incident told CBS News: "That was as close as anybody would ever want to come to crashing." According to people familiar with the ongoing investigation, preliminary indicators are that there was a "loss of control" on takeoff, reports CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave.
The Airbus A321 took off around 8:40 p.m. on April 10, bound for Los Angeles. But just as the plane was beginning to lift off, it rolled to the left, causing the wing tip to scrape the ground. The wing then hit a runway sign and a light pole before pilots managed to regain control and continued the takeoff. The force of the impact bent the wing.
The flight returned to JFK 28 minutes later with no injuries reported. American Airlines tells CBS News, the airline "is investigating this incident in coordination with federal authorities."
The FAA is investigating and have not determined why the plane banked sharply at a critical moment of takeoff. The NTSB has requested data from the incident. After this report, the NTSB also announced a formal investigation, saying in the statement: "The FAA, American Airlines, and the Allied Pilots Association will be parties to the NTSB's investigation, and the BEA of France has designated an Accredited Representative as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane with Airbus as their technical advisor."
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It can be seen that not only the wingtip dragged the ground, but even the aileron shows abrasion from being deflected to lift the wing. The absence of any earth around the abrasion spot suggests to me that it dragged pavement or concrete only. And the wing hit several things, not just one....
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More from the NTSB:
AA Flight 300: Team of 6, consisting of an investigator in charge & technical subject matter experts in vehicle recorders, flight ops, aircraft systems & performance assigned to investigation. NTSB not planning to send investigators to the scene, but will if/when needed.
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What's more pathetic are some Americans pilots in various sites and FB group blaming the aircraft. It's either the foreign aircraft or foreign pilots' fault.
Let them believe they're God's gift to aviation...
Let them believe they're God's gift to aviation...
It appears it was in fact a aircraft malfunction. More will come out in the next few days.
You don't think the two impact points are just from the two uprights that support the "distance remaining" sign (one of which still appears to be embedded in the L/E) ?
Using the wing chord as a reference, they appear to be around 4 feet apart, which sounds about right.
Hitting two separate items of airfield furniture would be particularly unfortunate, and it's not immediately obvious what a second one could have been.
Using the wing chord as a reference, they appear to be around 4 feet apart, which sounds about right.
Hitting two separate items of airfield furniture would be particularly unfortunate, and it's not immediately obvious what a second one could have been.
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Take a stroll over to the Atlas Air 767 thread and see if you still believe this to be the case.