Is it pilot error, the fault of ground crew, or the tower? Conversely, it seems we've had a lot of runway incursions lately. Are these a common occurrence, or just being reported more?
Not super common, I would say. It's the 737-800, not the max. There are a lot of those flying around and not a lot of stuff like this happening.
The airline is TUI, which specializes in charter flights to holiday destinations. This one was heading for Gran Canaria. So, it's a safe bet the plane might have been full of tourists and luggage.
The article suggested the pilot might have pulled up to early or some of the luggage shifted. The first would be a pilot error. The second one would still be their responsibility even though they don't load the plane obviously. Pulling up at the wrong v-speed because the weight was wrongly entered / not correct, might be a speculative cause.
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[ 3.7 ms ] story [ 42.7 ms ] threadAnd minor nit: the airline is Alaska Airlines (no final n).
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34895061
The airline is TUI, which specializes in charter flights to holiday destinations. This one was heading for Gran Canaria. So, it's a safe bet the plane might have been full of tourists and luggage.
The article suggested the pilot might have pulled up to early or some of the luggage shifted. The first would be a pilot error. The second one would still be their responsibility even though they don't load the plane obviously. Pulling up at the wrong v-speed because the weight was wrongly entered / not correct, might be a speculative cause.