AA A321 takes off after smashing ground sign
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AA A321 takes off after smashing ground sign
American Airlines A321-231 (N114NN) taxiing out at New York-JFK New York on flight #AA300 to Los Angeles with 109 pax was damaged when its left outer wing struck a sign leaving a large dent on the wing.
Despite the damage, the flight took off.
The pilots then contacted the New York Center controller and stated their intentions to return to JFK Airport, citing they had a "strong roll to the left" on departure
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What sort of a sign would be installed on movement areas of an airport so high off the ground that a taxying aircraft could hit it with its outer wing? What is that, 15 or 20 feet up?
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Ernst Udet
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This chap was brilliant , 62 enemy aircraft shot down in WW1
Barnstormer in the 20s and developed the Stuka in the 1930s together with Melitta Staufenberg.
This chap was brilliant , 62 enemy aircraft shot down in WW1
Barnstormer in the 20s and developed the Stuka in the 1930s together with Melitta Staufenberg.
With 13L/31R closed until next Nov JFK tower is very reluctant to come off the 4/22 runways for landings regardless of crosswind. Don’t know the winds yesterday but there will be lots of crosswind training there this summer. If the go to 13/31 they are single runway ops which means massive delays.
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AA300 reported 'we were banking an uncontrolled bank 45 degrees to the left' and 'an uncommanded roll to the left as we rotated' on takeoff to New York Center on 134.6 as they were leveling at FL200 and said they wanted to return to JFK. They said the aircraft was 'fine' but that they wanted to get it checked out.
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With 13L/31R closed until next Nov JFK tower is very reluctant to come off the 4/22 runways for landings regardless of crosswind. Don’t know the winds yesterday but there will be lots of crosswind training there this summer. If the go to 13/31 they are single runway ops which means massive delays.
So 04L would have actually been less crosswind, but they were departing 04L and 31L KE dependingn on the first fix on the route.
(Flights with first fix RBV are in that scenario generally departed 31L KE)
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The R & N thread is becoming the domicile of non-pilots and jokers with little emphasis paid/ professional input applied, to the story being told who think Blackadder was funny. It was in parts, like the curate's egg.
But really, this thread should be a serious discussion (does anyone remember how to do that?) on current affairs and industry news, rumours, happenings, reported mishaps and upsets and accidents.
Save the other stuff for Jet Blast.
But really, this thread should be a serious discussion (does anyone remember how to do that?) on current affairs and industry news, rumours, happenings, reported mishaps and upsets and accidents.
Save the other stuff for Jet Blast.
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So...
The aircraft struck something on the ground while taxiing and no one onboard noticed anything before the takeoff?
The pilots did not feel a thump?
The flight attendants did not feel, hear or even see anything?
The passengers on the left side of the aircraft with window seats did not see anything?
The pilots reported problems with the handling of the aircraft at takeoff but yet climbed to FL200?
What's going on here?
The aircraft struck something on the ground while taxiing and no one onboard noticed anything before the takeoff?
The pilots did not feel a thump?
The flight attendants did not feel, hear or even see anything?
The passengers on the left side of the aircraft with window seats did not see anything?
The pilots reported problems with the handling of the aircraft at takeoff but yet climbed to FL200?
What's going on here?
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So...
The aircraft struck something on the ground while taxiing and no one onboard noticed anything before the takeoff?
The pilots did not feel a thump?
The flight attendants did not feel, hear or even see anything?
The passengers on the left side of the aircraft with window seats did not see anything?
The pilots reported problems with the handling of the aircraft at takeoff but yet climbed to FL200?
What's going on here?
The aircraft struck something on the ground while taxiing and no one onboard noticed anything before the takeoff?
The pilots did not feel a thump?
The flight attendants did not feel, hear or even see anything?
The passengers on the left side of the aircraft with window seats did not see anything?
The pilots reported problems with the handling of the aircraft at takeoff but yet climbed to FL200?
What's going on here?
That is about all we know right now. Let the investigators investigate.