Jetblue short filed landing

[Dummy Pilot]

NTSB: Parking brake error behind JetBlue tyre fire, evacuation
By John Croft

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says pilots of a JetBlue Airbus A320 that experienced landing difficulties at the Sacramento International airport on 26 August had mistakenly engaged the aircraft's parking brake during the approach.

Upon touchdown after an otherwise normal arrival, the first officer, who was flying, experienced a "rapid deceleration" which he described to the captain as feeling like a main landing gear tire blow out. Flight 262, inbound from Long Beach, was carrying 86 passengers and five crew members.

The captain took control after the initial touchdown, maintaining directional control and stopping the aircraft about 610m (2,000ft) from the touchdown point{SWEET!}

[snip]

A post-incident analysis of N590JB's flight data recorder revealed that the parking brake had been set during the approach phase at approximately 5,100ft altitude and remained engaged during the landing.

Article Here: FlightGlobal

[OldSowBreath]

If we had tailhooks on commercial aircraft we could shorten the runways.

[Gabriel]

I can do better than that and in wet grass (and in the Tomahawk).

On a different note, I would have thought that such a "smart" plane like an A320 would refuse to engage the parking brake while flying even if the pilot attempted to.

[GlennAB1]

Well, the checklist did say........ "Parking Brake - Set"

[3WE]

I would have thought that such a "smart" plane like an A320 would refuse to engage the parking brake while flying even if the pilot attempted to.

You are assuming that the pilot attempted to engage the parking brake. (I know that's what the article said, but journalists make assumptions too).

The article cites the FDR, which says that the parking brake was set, but it did not say how it was set.

We also need the CVR transcript (when the final report comes out), "What's it doing now?"

Fortunately the vertical stabilizer did not fail during the hard braking.

[flyboy2548m]

PB shutoff valve failed in the open position? But one would think there would be some sort of an ECAM message with that.

[Peminu]

And what is the importance on "filing" a landing short, if they didn't died?

[Pipe]

I can do better than that and in wet grass (and in the Tomahawk).

On a different note, I would have thought that such a "smart" plane like an A320 would refuse to engage the parking brake while flying even if the pilot attempted to.

Well, the Nintendo-Wonderflyer allows even one engine in reverse while the other engine accelerates, now doesn´it. (Congonhas 2007)

But only for sharp turns, I guess ...

Pipe

[VectorForFood]

Having seen a 737 land with the PB on before, with similar landing distance, there wasn't much left of the tires... or the wheels for that matter