Rotate speed of a 737 is 150 mph.It can take off with one engine.
I believe the pilot aborted and tried to stop.
Even though the runway was clear,
high wind gusts will form ice on the runway.
Whatever it was they should be able to get a good cause, what with the flight crew making it out alive and having both the recorders. It will be interesting.
I haven’t seen the details of the runway and wind speed and direction. Was the slide off the runway in the direction of the crosswind? If so you would have to wonder it they hit a patch of ice just as they were getting light on the ground. Wouldn’t be a problem on a dry runway, or without what’s been described as a pretty stiff crosswind, but add the two and you could have problems.
Speaking of which, have we heard anything of late about the plane that lost power on final to London? Last I heard the engines had simply failed to respond to the advancement of the throttles by either the autopilot or the pilot. The longer that one goes unsolved the more troublesome it is!
“Even though the runway was clear,
high wind gusts will form ice on the runway.”
Um, if the runway is clear where is the ice coming from? Remember, this is Denver and we don’t have humidity and ice has a hard time forming at such cold temepratures.