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January 3, 2010 · Boeing 737 86J · D-ABKF

Dortmund, DE

Overview

Report Status
Factual report
Event Type
Incident
Date
January 3, 2010
Location
Dortmund, DE
Aircraft
Boeing 737 86J
Tail Number
D-ABKF
Operator
Air Berlin
NTSB Number
DCA10WA020

On January 3, 2010, at 0605 UTC, an Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J, registered in Germany as D-ABKF, ran off the end of runway 06 at Dortmund, Germany, during an aborted takeoff. Snow was falling at the time. The takeoff was aborted due to an airspeed indicator anomaly. The airplane was not damaged and no injuries occurred. The event is being investigated as a serious incident by the German Bundesstelle fur Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU).

Full Narrative

On January 3, 2010, at 0605 UTC, an Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J, registered in Germany as D-ABKF, ran off the end of runway 06 at Dortmund, Germany, during an aborted takeoff. Snow was falling at the time. The takeoff was aborted due to an airspeed indicator anomaly. The airplane was not damaged and no injuries occurred. The event is being investigated as a serious incident by the German Bundesstelle fur Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU).

Flight

Event TypeIncident
Event Time06:05 UTC
Nearest AirportDORTMUND (0nm)
Runway Length6560 ft
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBoeing 737 86J
Tail NumberD-ABKF
Aircraft CategoryAir
OperatorAir Berlin
Seats+ 3

People & Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total0

Conditions

WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0

Appendix: Source Data