During the takeoff, the pilots caught fire twice, and British Airways planes caught fire – closing Gatwick Airport and causing dozens of transfers and cancellations.
A pilot accidentally mixed his left and right hands during takeoff, causing British Airways to fly.
Boeing 777 jet jets have been Gatwick Last June, when the co-pilot mistakenly thought his left hand and then pulled the thrust of the plane backward.
This caused the brakes to catch fire and resulted in a refusal to take off, which meant the pilot was forced to perform a “high-speed emergency stop” on the runway after reaching speeds above 190mph.
On June 28 last year, dozens of flights were cancelled and postponed due to the temporary closure of the airport.
A report released Thursday on the incident showed that the pilot had just returned from a while later, flew two weeks ago and was “organized and felt good.”
The pilot had over 6,000 hours of flight time, “can’t determine the reason” and he mixed his hands together.
None of the 13 crew members or 334 passengers on the plane were injured at the time of the incident, although the fire on the main wheel brake on the right had to be extinguished by firefighters.
Video footage taken from the ship showed that the fire truck headed towards a fixed vehicle shortly after the takeoff was “suspended”.
A pilot accidentally mixed his left and right hands during takeoff, causing British Airways to fly. The plane stagnated on the runway after the incident
Video footage taken by passengers on the plane showed that the fire truck headed to a fixed vehicle and was told that the takeoff had been “miscarried”
The pilot should “move his left hand during takeoff while preparing to pull back the control post with his right hand.”
It added: “But, he accidentally pulled his left hand back.”
“There is no obvious reason for him to do this…he cannot be sure of the reason for the day.”
The report also noted: “The co-pilot report performed well and felt pretty good. He was surprised by his unintentional thrust and could not determine the reason.
“The airport rescue and fire service department participated in the aircraft and put out the fire of the hot brakes on the right main landing gear,” the AAIB report added.
The plane reached around 167 knots (192mph) before it started to slow down.
The incident last year, Gatwick issued a statement saying the plane was abandoned “because the departing plane had hot leave.”
A spokesperson added: “Safety is our top priority and the dedicated airport fire department quickly attended the support of the aircraft.”
Boeing 777 jet to take off from Gatwick to Vancouver in June last year
‘Many flights were transferred. The runway is now open and running normally. ”
According to travel expert Simon Calder, at least 12 flights have been transferred, including flight A380 from Dubai, rather than being forced to land in Brussels.
At the time, a British Airways spokesman also said: “Due to technical issues, our pilots took precautions and decided to cancel the takeoff.
“Safety is always our top priority and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience we have caused.”
