Qatar 77W strikes landing lights on take-off from Miami

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A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 sustained “substantial” damage after striking approach runway lights while taking off from Miami International airport on 15 September, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration.

The aircraft, which was operating Qatar flight 778, “struck the approach lighting system runway lights,” says the FAA in a preliminary report.

The aircraft continued to its destination of Doha Hamad International airport and landed without incident, says the report says.

After landing, an “inspection revealed damage to underbelly of aircraft described as substantial,” it adds. The incident occurred at about 16:30 Miami time, according to the FAA.

More: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/qatar-777-strikes-landing-lights-on-take-off-from-mi-416879/

Also see: Lighting-collision Qatar 777 conducted intersection departure

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lighting-collision-qatar-777-conducted-intersection-416895/

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[Radzi 2]

Aircraft should be able to clear all obstacles at the end of the runway, even with one of the engines inoperative.

 

To hit the opposite approach lights with both engines running, there must have been a major error in calculations.

[Newitt 0]

That's an unbelievably late rotation. To have struck the approach lights meant the aircraft barely cleared the road across from rwy 27

[Sandeep G 1]

INTX T/O with apparently 2600 TORA.. Full runway offers just shy of 4000 TORA.. Flight is MIA-DOH...