V1 cuts anyone?

[Autothrust Blue]

A thrust reverser deployment at V1 is a challenge but the more interesting challenge is a V2 failure. The V1 failures occur on the runway when you can still botch things and not lose control. In the air, with low speed and high angle of attack, losing (loosing) an engine requires more precise control and PROPER rudder input.

A little nosewheel steering goes a long way. As described, it would be easier to lose something while on the ground as opposed to juts off the ground - big airplane or otherwise. (of course...it'd be best if nothing quit )

A while back, there was a DC-9 with an engine failure after airborne. The guys stepped on the wrong rudder and they rolled inverted and that was that.

Yipe!

The other incident mentioned in this thread was a 767 with Lauda Air over Thailand.

I think that the book Lessons from the CVR (or something like that) has a CVR transcript of this accident, actually. Sad day.

 

[Orange Anchor]

I think that the book Lessons from the CVR (or something like that) has a CVR transcript of this accident, actually. Sad day.

Midwest Express DC-9-14 flight 206, 6SEP85
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850906-0

You use nosewheel steering on takeoff but only through the rudder pedals. It is strongly discouraged to use the tiller. In the case of the USAir 737 at LGA with the mis-set rudder trim, the Capt tried to use the tiller to stop the drift and wound up grinding off the tire on the nose gear.

 

[BobDDuck]

I've had a couple of V2 rollbacks in the sim over the years. It's pretty interesting experience. As was said, you are at a high AOA and slow. Also, you aren't really "expecting" a failure then in the sim world so it can take you by surprise. Like anything else, you fly the plan and go from there.