SWA 1392 hits person on runway in AUS
May 7, 2020, 10:26 pm
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How did this person manage to get onto the runway? It sounds like a complete failure of airport security (TSA). It's especially disturbing that this incident happened at a time when there wouldn't have been many people or long lines at the airport, going through TSA airport security, etc.
May 7, 2020, 10:51 pm
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How did this person manage to get onto the runway? It sounds like a complete failure of airport security (TSA). It's especially disturbing that this incident happened at a time when there wouldn't have been many people or long lines at the airport, going through TSA airport security, etc.
May 8, 2020, 7:33 am
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tsa only manages security at the front and side doors. The fence line is not included :-)
May 8, 2020, 7:51 am
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Must have impacted at quite the high speed. Thankfully for the long runways at AUS. I think Vr is about 130 knots (rotation or lift off) and V1 (the speed beyond which takeoffshould no longer be aborted) is below that. I believe it.
May 8, 2020, 7:57 am
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The incident appeared to have occurred on landing.