AA plane eats runway lights in vegas - Page 4 - Airline Pilot Central Forums

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Fr8Thrust , 10-07-2021 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Arado 234

I cannot think of ANY other class B airport that doesn't have runway centerline lights. Maybe BWI? With Vegas putting on a light show on every corner it's kinda weird that they are saving $ on lights...

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#32

madmax757 , 10-23-2021 02:49 PM

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Did this event really happen ? I couldn’t find anything with an online search.

#33

Arado 234 , 10-25-2021 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by madmax757

Did this event really happen ? I couldn’t find anything with an online search.

You'll be surprised how many incidents are being swept under the rug.

#34

daOldMan , 10-25-2021 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Arado 234

You'll be surprised how many incidents are being swept under the rug.

Not much to sweep under the rug with this one. There was no damage to the airplane.

#35

AirBear , 10-25-2021 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by madmax757

Did this event really happen ? I couldn’t find anything with an online search.

https://youtu.be/Ix99lCkIMtg

They list the flight # and tail #. But as already mentioned it wasn't a big enough deal to make the news. I suspect the pilots had some explaining to do if they realized they'd hit some lights and still continued the takeoff.