Just Witnessed US Accident at PHL [13 Mar 2014]
Mar 13, 2014, 5:38 pm
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And another reson why people shouldn't be distracted during taxi and takeoff by using their personal electronic devices.
Mar 13, 2014, 6:02 pm
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We just got cleared to take off (about 2hrs late) and are leaving on 27R.
Mar 13, 2014, 6:10 pm
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Got diverted. I'm able to get off in Harrisburg now and drive to Philly. Capt says our paperwork is done and we have a full tank and are set to go. Do I get off or stay on??? Haha.
Mar 13, 2014, 6:15 pm
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I'd drive. The flight itself will take 15 minutes in a jet but you'll circle South Jersey for 45 minutes before landing.
Mar 13, 2014, 6:20 pm
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They've just been in a plane crash - does it not occur to you that maybe not all of them are thinking completely rationally?
Mar 13, 2014, 6:27 pm
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Mar 13, 2014, 6:32 pm
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I never understand why a lot of people act like this in a crash. It seems many people grab their bags and loads of them just casually walk away from the slide as well.... If it were me I would be getting out of that door ASAP (which means no bags) and then running as fast as I could away from the aircraft, regardless of how good the shape of the aircraft looks!
Mar 13, 2014, 6:32 pm
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Mar 13, 2014, 6:38 pm
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Mar 13, 2014, 6:47 pm
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They should criminally charge the pax who took bags with them for failure to follow crewmember instructions. That'll teach em.
Mar 13, 2014, 6:56 pm
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It kind of looks like a soft pet carrier is one of the bags the woman is holding. If that were me I'd be grabbing that bag too.
Mar 13, 2014, 6:56 pm
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Mar 13, 2014, 6:58 pm
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Hey PHLWookie, you got quoted on CNN:
"A witness in an airport terminal, posting to the online travel community FlyerTalk.com, reported seeing the plane "bounce twice on takeoff."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/13/us/phi...html?hpt=hp_t2
"A witness in an airport terminal, posting to the online travel community FlyerTalk.com, reported seeing the plane "bounce twice on takeoff."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/13/us/phi...html?hpt=hp_t2
Mar 13, 2014, 6:59 pm
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And it seems odd the plane lifted off before the pilot aborted. My impression was that after V1 the pilot should not abort except for very, very limited circumstances like double engine failure, ect.