A British Airways flight caught on fire recently while it was trying to make a take-off attempt from Gatwick International Airport.
Sources confirmed how the pilot had to abort take-off at the last second after he mistakenly confused his left and right on the runway.
The Boeing 777 was said to travel from Gatwick airport to Vancouver, Canada, but the co-pilot unintentionally moved the wrong hand for the wrong control.
The shocking pilot error led to a 50-minute runway closure and 23 flight cancellations at the major airport in the United Kingdom.
Another leading investigation shared how the incident found that the surprise mistake led to the plane’s black boxes catching on fire as per the AAIB.point 354 |
Investigators shared more details about how the co-pilot moved the lever to his left when it was supposed to be moved towards the right.point 113 | This action limited the plane’s thrust at a moment when it was supposed to begin pulling up off the runway.point 207 | 1