Aborted Takeoff
#16
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One go-around at EWR - don't know the reason and landed at the second attempt - and one aborted landing at ORK due to high winds - diverted to SNN. Never had an aborted take-off.
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One of each, both in CRJs. The aborted landing was coming into DTW during a storm. The aborted take-off was leaving MSP, as soon as they applied full engine power, a safety light came on after a 30ish minute tarmac delay, we were back in business.
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Sitting in 2A on this MD90 flight this morning departing TUS about 6:05 AM. Normal take off roll when you are about to feel the nose lift off the pilot cut the engines and hit the brakes HARD. We came to a stop about 200 feet from the end of the runway.
Emergency vehicles responded - most concerned about the temperature of the brakes at such a violent stop. After a while we taxi'd back and deplaned normally. Delta told the local Fox news:
The crew of Delta flight 1345 from Tucson to Atlanta followed procedures and rejected the takeoff roll after encountering birds prior to departing the runway. The flight taxied back to the terminal without incident and customers deplaned normally.
Delta maintenance technicians are evaluating the aircraft.
In the meantime, another aircraft is being flown to Tucson to reaccommodate those inconvenienced customers.
The safety of Deltas customers and crew is always our top priority.
Emergency vehicles responded - most concerned about the temperature of the brakes at such a violent stop. After a while we taxi'd back and deplaned normally. Delta told the local Fox news:
The crew of Delta flight 1345 from Tucson to Atlanta followed procedures and rejected the takeoff roll after encountering birds prior to departing the runway. The flight taxied back to the terminal without incident and customers deplaned normally.
Delta maintenance technicians are evaluating the aircraft.
In the meantime, another aircraft is being flown to Tucson to reaccommodate those inconvenienced customers.
The safety of Deltas customers and crew is always our top priority.
#20
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No aborted takeoffs other than taxiing and then returning...without trying to take off
Had one aborted landing in SFO, a small plane in the way, and we pulled up, did a go round and landed uneventfully.
One diversion recently, on Southwest, we went to Virginia Beach I think it was, and then took off and proceeded to BWI which was our original destination. The pilot said the weather in BWI had been too bad, and he needed to refuel. Weather cleared in that hour and we had fuel and the flight was uneventful.
I'm always happy no matter what happens in the air, because I am so confident in the pilots and the system and trust their judgment. Haven't let me down yet.
Had one aborted landing in SFO, a small plane in the way, and we pulled up, did a go round and landed uneventfully.
One diversion recently, on Southwest, we went to Virginia Beach I think it was, and then took off and proceeded to BWI which was our original destination. The pilot said the weather in BWI had been too bad, and he needed to refuel. Weather cleared in that hour and we had fuel and the flight was uneventful.
I'm always happy no matter what happens in the air, because I am so confident in the pilots and the system and trust their judgment. Haven't let me down yet.
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My (so far) only aborted takeoff experience was for a long (TATL) flight and I remember thinking first "will I lose my upgraded seat if they need to change planes".
Only after that I thought about safety, delays, fuel amounts and other possible issues. I do consider the airline, AY, very safe with pretty good safety culture, CRM and engineering.
The experience was pretty jarring, probably we were quite close to V1 when aborting.
After 45 minutes of "cooling the brakes" the plane took off again and all was good and uneventful after that. More pre-departure drinks were served ;-)
Perhaps I should add "experiencing a go-around" to my bucket list, but maybe uneventful on-time flights is a better wish...
Only after that I thought about safety, delays, fuel amounts and other possible issues. I do consider the airline, AY, very safe with pretty good safety culture, CRM and engineering.
The experience was pretty jarring, probably we were quite close to V1 when aborting.
After 45 minutes of "cooling the brakes" the plane took off again and all was good and uneventful after that. More pre-departure drinks were served ;-)
Perhaps I should add "experiencing a go-around" to my bucket list, but maybe uneventful on-time flights is a better wish...
#22
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I've experienced one aborted takeoff: UA858 PVG-SFO about 10 years ago. One of the tires on the main landing gear blew out as soon as the nose gear separated from the runway, engine power was immediately cut, speed breaks deployed, and reverse thrusters engaged. We taxied back to the terminal in short order, and about 50 passengers were put on the ORD flight. The rest of us were given exit stamps to go back to the departures lobby and sort things out. I'm guessing that many ended up spending an additional night in Shanghai, but I ended up getting out of there on AC to YVR several hours later. My recollection is that UA did a pretty good job at handling the situation, and I was appreciative that the captain did not decide to proceed to SFO with the blown tire.
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United Express ERJ, we hit a sea gull. They slammed on the brakes, we flew forward and the pilots went on the PA immediately and shouted "Stay Seated" about 5 or 6 times. They announced what happened and we went back to the gate. Took about an hour for them to repair the plane and we took off without incident. It was a bit terrifying until we knew what was going on.

