Incapable of Flight

摘要

It seemed nothing would go right on March 8, 2017, for the crew of Ameri-star Charters Flight 9363, an MD-83 flight from Willow Run Airport (KYIP) in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) in Virginia - at least that was the case until the captain's quick decision-making averted tragedy by aborting the takeoff well after accelerating through V-1.Still, the aircraft ran off the 7,543-ft.-long Runway 23L (including a 200-ft. blast pad) and traveled about 950 ft. across the grassy part of the runway safety area (RSA) before striking the airport perimeter fence and a raised, paved road and finally coming to a stop on the fuselage belly about 1,150 ft. west of the runway end.