Kalitta B744 at Los Angeles on Feb 3rd 2020, rejected takeoff due to trash bin on runway
Last Update: January 7, 2022 / 15:30:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2020
Classification
Accident
Airline
Kalitta Air
Flight number
K4-368
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
N703CK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Airport ICAO Code
KLAX
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 11 hours after the rejected takeoff.
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration N741CK is estimated to reach Honolulu with a delay of 9 hours.
On Mar 20th 2020 the NTSB reported they have opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an accident, however, the investigators will not travel in support of the investigation.
On Jan 7th 2022 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
An unavoidable collision with a garbage dumpster that had blown into the path of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
The NTSB analysed:
The captain stated that he was the pilot flying and, during the takeoff roll on runway 25R, between 80 and 110 knots (V1 was 131 knots), he noticed a large object "moving right to left at a good speed". A fraction of a second later it passed under the nose and impacted the airplane. He said that the impact was loud, and the airplane "settled", followed by severe vibration in the airplane. He immediately rejected the takeoff and stopped on the runway.
At the time of the takeoff, winds were reported to be 15 knots, gusting to 28 knots, from 340 degrees.
Authorities at the Los Angeles World Airports determined that the object blown onto the runway was a garbage dumpster.
Metars:
KLAX 031253Z 35010G27KT 10SM FEW045 FEW150 12/M07 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 35029/1221 SLP101 T01171072=
KLAX 031153Z 34015G28KT 10SM FEW045 FEW150 12/M06 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 34030/1128 SLP105 T01171061 10161 20117 55002=
KLAX 031053Z 35016G24KT 10SM FEW040 FEW065 SCT150 12/M07 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 33030/1017 SLP101 T01221072=
KLAX 030953Z 34011G24KT 320V040 10SM SCT040 BKN050 BKN150 13/M06 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 36028/0942 SLP105 T01281061=
KLAX 030853Z 35014G24KT 10SM FEW020 BKN040 BKN050 BKN150 14/M07 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 34026/0842 SLP106 T01391072 50003=
KLAX 030753Z 33013G18KT 10SM FEW020 BKN040 BKN150 14/M08 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 01027/0706 SLP108 T01441083 401940117=
KLAX 030653Z 35011G23KT 10SM FEW020 FEW050 SCT150 15/M08 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 01027/0621 SLP109 T01501083=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2020
Classification
Accident
Airline
Kalitta Air
Flight number
K4-368
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
N703CK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Airport ICAO Code
KLAX
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