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Source: faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/2008-12-21
Accident Description: instagram.com/p/CXtM-o4B3Us/?utm_medium=copy_link
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฐ was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Denver to Houston. The flight was being operated by a Boeing 737-500 (Reg. N18611) on ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ด.
The flight pushed back at 18:01. At 18:17:26 ATC told the crew that the wind was from 270ยฐ at 27 knots and cleared them for takeoff on runway 34R. At 18:18:07, as the plane accelerated through 55 knots, a large right rudder pedal input that peaked at 88%. The nose of the plane moved to the right; however, at 18:18:10, as the plane was accelerating through about 85 knots, the planeโs nose reversed direction and began moving back to the left. This leftward movement of the nose continued for about 2 seconds and was accompanied throughout its duration by another substantial right rudder pedal input, which peaked at 72% at 18:18:11 and a speed of more than 90 knots.
During this second large right rudder pedal movement, the planeโs left turning motion slowed for about 1 second, and then the nose began moving rapidly to the left again. A fraction of a second later, the right rudder pedal was abruptly relaxed. At 18:18:21 the captain called to reject the takeoff. The plane subsequently departed the left side of runway 34R about 2,600 feet from the approach end and crossed taxiway WC and an airport service road before coming to a stop. There were 37 injuries among the passengers and crew, and no fatalities. The plane was substantially damaged and experienced a post-crash fire.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
"The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty crosswind that exceeded the captain's training and experience.
Contributing to the accident were the following factors: 1) an air traffic control system that did not require or facilitate the dissemination of key, available wind information to the air traffic controllers and pilots; and 2) inadequate crosswind training in the airline industry due to deficient simulator wind gust modeling."
Source: faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/2008-12-21
Accident Description: instagram.com/p/CXtM-o4B3Us/?utm_medium=copy_link
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฐ was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Denver to Houston. The flight was being operated by a Boeing 737-500 (Reg. N18611) on ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ด.
The flight pushed back at 18:01. At 18:17:26 ATC told the crew that the wind was from 270ยฐ at 27 knots and cleared them for takeoff on runway 34R. At 18:18:07, as the plane accelerated through 55 knots, a large right rudder pedal input that peaked at 88%. The nose of the plane moved to the right; however, at 18:18:10, as the plane was accelerating through about 85 knots, the planeโs nose reversed direction and began moving back to the left. This leftward movement of the nose continued for about 2 seconds and was accompanied throughout its duration by another substantial right rudder pedal input, which peaked at 72% at 18:18:11 and a speed of more than 90 knots.
During this second large right rudder pedal movement, the planeโs left turning motion slowed for about 1 second, and then the nose began moving rapidly to the left again. A fraction of a second later, the right rudder pedal was abruptly relaxed. At 18:18:21 the captain called to reject the takeoff. The plane subsequently departed the left side of runway 34R about 2,600 feet from the approach end and crossed taxiway WC and an airport service road before coming to a stop. There were 37 injuries among the passengers and crew, and no fatalities. The plane was substantially damaged and experienced a post-crash fire.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ:
"The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty crosswind that exceeded the captain's training and experience.
Contributing to the accident were the following factors: 1) an air traffic control system that did not require or facilitate the dissemination of key, available wind information to the air traffic controllers and pilots; and 2) inadequate crosswind training in the airline industry due to deficient simulator wind gust modeling."
