Scary Moment For Michigan

[ShockBand]

Their plane carrying the men's basketball team, cheerleaders, and pep band had to abort their takeoff in high winds today, and could not stop prior to the end of the runway.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2696862-michigan-basketball-team-involved-in-plane-accident-on-way-to-big-10-tournament

[pogo]

Pilot error. The only time you "re deck" a plane like this is if you lose an engine or to avoid another aircraft. A witness on board says they had just left the runway when they came back down and started braking. They have the same scenarios in simulator training and I have been told that pilots screw this up more than one would think.

[Cdizzle]

Pilot error. The only time you "re deck" a plane like this is if you lose an engine or to avoid another aircraft. A witness on board says they had just left the runway when they came back down and started braking. They have the same scenarios in simulator training and I have been told that pilots screw this up more than one would think.

Thanks for assuaging my flying fears.

[ShockBand]

Pilot error. The only time you "re deck" a plane like this is if you lose an engine or to avoid another aircraft. A witness on board says they had just left the runway when they came back down and started braking. They have the same scenarios in simulator training and I have been told that pilots screw this up more than one would think.

I kind of wondered about that. Since they skidded off, does that mean the pilot aborted after going past the commit point?

[WheatShock]

I kind of wondered about that. Since they skidded off, does that mean the pilot aborted after going past the commit point?

Pretty much. Or it took him longer to get it back on the ground than he thought it would.

If the wheels are up the best thing to do is keep going unless the engine quits or the tail falls off.

[pogo]

We (Orville Wilber and me) used to have to figure the refusal speed manually. Now they have computers figure it out.