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Air Berlin airplane skids off the runway in Dortmund

Dortmund, Germany - The pilot cancelled take off due to mistaken speed readings

An Air Berlin Boeing 737/800 yesterday skidded off the runway at Dortmund airport, in Germany, after the pilot had decided to stop the take off maneuver. It is likely that the runway's conditions, made slippery due to a snowfall, led the aircraft to go out of control ending in the ground aside the tarmac strip. However, there has been no problem for the 171 people on board (165 passengers and 6 crewmembers). According...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1113131
Rome, Italy, 01/04/2010 11:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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