China Airlines struggles to get airborne

A CAL 737-800 which was previously found to have a 70cm fracture in it's rear fuselage struggles to get Airborne and leaves the paved runway surface, hitting lights on the way

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• CAL
• China
• Airlines
• 737-800
• Boeing
• overrun

[JoeA320Pilot]

Its called getting your moneys worth for the runway xD

[graverobber35]

the pilot wanted to taxi all the way to the destination

[R5H4D0W]

China airlines in the past had the bad impression of wanting to get the "best bang for their buck" and on occiasion purposely overloaded the takeoff weight limit, which poses a huge hazard if they could get airbourne, and even bigger one attempting to land. I hope all the added attention has improved their management somewhat.

[hoffhouseSIX]

thank god for ground effect

[kwilson4961]

@deathstardisco o haha ok sorry. hard to tell when your reading it

[deathstardisco]

@kwilson4961 It was a sarcastic comment at China Airlines' terrible safety record.

[kwilson4961]

@deathstardisco screw you planes never blow up, safest way to travel u just watch to many movies

[DarkwerefoxRed]

@thatsliam

No, but in the many safety reports and other stuff I read...but I also have many experience as traveler and in Flight simulators. I also was in a full flight sim already...and made the landing.

[thatsliam]

@DarkwerefoxRed Did you learn that in a flight sim?

[DarkwerefoxRed]

I think flaps and thrust. The 737 needs it's full thrust on such a short runway and the flaps were way to retracted for a take off with full load.

[scotplane]

@urfanl If I am honest, I would immediately call an aborted takeoff if that was the case. But I'm not an airline pilot, so who am I to say.

[Fherdinando12]

Tha plane go overloaded, and the pilot only put 5° flaps ?? is not a good idea...