Luftfahrt: Flughafen München entging offenbar nur knapp einer Katastrophe
Warum hob eine Passagiermaschine erst hinter der Landebahn ab – und wieso wurde der Start nicht abgebrochen? Experten und Ermittler suchen nach Antworten zum Vorfall am Flughafen München.
Munich Airport narrowly avoided a potential disaster following an erroneous takeoff of a Boeing passenger aircraft, according to aviation expert Heinrich Großbongardt. The incident could have resulted in a fireball and hundreds of fatalities if the pilots had not managed to bring the aircraft back up, stated Großbongardt to Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Passengers in the vicinity of the airport were also at risk.
The Boeing 787 operated by Vietnam Airlines had just taken off behind the end of the south runway on Saturday afternoon. Videos of the takeoff display powerful dust clouds and cabin shaking. Information from aviation platform "Aviation Herald" indicates that at least the brakes on the right side of the jet were blocked before takeoff.
The aircraft's tail was lowered due to the low takeoff speed, causing significant damage to the rear of the plane. During its subsequent return landing on the north runway, the main landing gear tires were also shredded.
Großbongardt stated that the exact sequence of events leading to the incident must now be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. With the help of flight data recorders and voice recorders, they must determine what transpired in the cockpit. This process is expected to take months.
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