Lucknow-Delhi IndiGo flight aborted at lift-off: Pilot averts disaster
The pilot succeeded in slamming the brake fully probably because he likely had the autobrake previously set to “MAX” before takeoff roll began and deployed the spoilers and the thrust reversers in combination with wheel brakes. His acumen and presence of mind saved over a hundred lives.
LUCKNOW, Sept 14: A potentially catastrophic aviation accident was narrowly
avoided when an IndiGo flight for Delhi aborted takeoff from Lucknow at the
last moment due to a technical snag on Saturday morning. Nobody was injured.
The flight 6E-2111 was accelerating down the runway around 11 am when it failed
to lift off.
The aircraft was carrying 151 passengers, including Samajwadi Party MP and
wife of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, and six crew.
The passengers were safely deboarded and later transferred to an alternative
flight to Delhi.
Eyewitnesses and airport officials praised the captain’s swift decision-making,
which prevented what could have been a serious accident. Despite the aircraft
reaching high speed on the runway, the pilot managed to bring it to a halt without
incident. No injuries were reported, and the situation was handled with calm
professionalism.
The pilot likely detected insufficient thrust just before reaching the lift-off
point on the runway.
“The safety of our passengers is our highest priority. The aircraft was stopped
as a precaution after a potential issue was detected during the takeoff roll,”
IndiGo said in an official statement.
The flight was operated by Airbus A320 equipped with: CFM56 or Pratt & Whitney
engines, autobrake and spoiler systems for rejected takeoff scenarios, thrust
reversers and advanced cockpit alerts that help pilots detect anomalies like insufficient thrust.
Technical details: Aborting a takeoff after throttling up at high speed
close to Vr rotation speed (as it happened in the present case)—that is the
aircraft is still on the ground—is one of the most complex manoeuvres not every
pilot can perform as the runway is exhausted. However, there is still hope here,
but not in the second stage of takeoff when it is airborne and you have to crash.
There are two stages in takeoff, straddling Vr ie ground and flight: One,
an accelerating takeoff roll on the runway and two, after lifting off the ground
at rotation till what we call as initial climbout when gears and the flaps are
retreated. Partly a runway roll event and partly an airborne transition. Together,
takeoff constitutes the most crucial stage in flying, that air travellers too
must acquaint themselves with.
The pilot succeeded in slamming the brake fully probably because he likely
had the autobrake previously set to “MAX” before takeoff roll began. It gives
maximum force if and when he aborts. He would also have deployed the spoilers
and the thrust reversers (in combination with wheel brakes) as the aircraft
was still not airborne and the runway portion left was short. Whatever, his
acumen and presence of mind saved over a hundred lives.
Engine failure in the takeoff stage after lift-off till climbout has no alternative
than crash. Take the case of the recent Air India tragedy. The pilots tried
their level best. Because so many obstacles are on the way—the surroundings,
for instance. Even the most brilliant use of physics will not help the pilots
because there is not enough altitude to glide unlike the Hudson river landing.
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