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| Plane with 334 passengers catches fire at London airport due to pilot error |
| 2025-05-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The plane caught fire at London's Gatwick Airport because the pilot confused the right and left sides, the Daily Mail reported on May 9. The incident took place in June 2024, but the British media only learned about it now. A British Airways flight to Vancouver had already begun takeoff when the co-pilot, confusing his left and right hands, pulled the wrong throttle. The plane's brakes overheated and caught fire. Takeoff was aborted at 192 mph (about 309 km/h). The plane stopped on the runway. Firefighters extinguished the fire, none of the 334 passengers and 13 crew members were injured. Dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled at Gatwick. The publication noted that the pilot who made the mistake had more than 6,000 hours of flying time. During the investigation, he was unable to explain why he made the mistake. The publication's experts noted that such mistakes are extremely rare, and the crash was prevented by the correct operation of the aircraft's safety systems. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 During the investigation, he was unable to explain why he made the mistake. Didn't speak English? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-05-10 09:43 |