Strong Winds Push Aircraft Off the Runway / Continental Airlines Flight 1404

Black Box Down

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

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🗓️ 16 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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A heavy crosswind pushes an aircraft off the runway during takeoff. Continental Airlines Flight 1404 is getting ready for takeoff when they notice a strong crosswind. The winds are below the maxium speed allowed, but as they begin takeoff, the wind becomes too powerful and the aircraft rolls off the runway. How powerful were these winds and why couldn't the pilots fight it? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by HelloFresh (http://hellofresh.com/blackboxdown14 and use code blackboxdown14) Gabi (http://gabi.com/blackboxdown) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (http://jordanharbinger.com/start) Take Our Survey!: https://bit.ly/blackboxdownsurvey Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Black Box Down Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.1	December 20th, 2008. Continental Airlines Flight 1404,
1:11.8	aboing 737 with 115 people on board, is preparing to take off from Denver, Colorado,
1:17.8	on a flight bound for Houston, Texas. The plane is preparing to take off from runway 34
1:22.4	right with a crosswind coming from their left. As the plane begins accelerating for takeoff,
1:27.1	the captain must apply right, rudder inputs to keep the plane centered on the runway.
1:31.2	Before they ingain enough speed to take off, the plane rolls off the left side of the runway.
1:35.3	The crew desperately tries to slow the plane down, but it briefly becomes airborne before
1:39.1	slamming back into the ground. The right engine catches fire and everyone scrambles to exit the
1:43.6	burning plane. What happened to cause this aircraft to leave the runway? Could something like this
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