Amazing EasyJet A319 Rejected Take Off at Split Airport SPU-LDSP !

Flight EZY4912 from Split to Roma on thursday the 15th of August.
Just before surpassing V1, crew puts on full reverser, full brakes (as you can see with the smoke) and full airbrakes (spoilers). Roughly 500-600 meters later, the aircraft was fully stopped.
Security was called and Firetrucks were placed all around the 319.
Somebody inspected the gears from the runway few minutes, then the aircraft taxied to a stand far from the terminal gates (not an usual parking stand for a commercial flight).
The airliner couldn't take off and maybe needed a more detailled inspection before fly again. She spent the night at Split airport but pax were transfered into an other aircraft which especially came from MXP, at about 01:00 am (so more than 5 hours later).
It was very awesome to see this aborted take off for me, it was the first time I saw this and as you can see, the runway is very close !
PS: I was told that the take off was aborted due to a loud BANG crew heard while speeding up. They directly made the plane stop and they noticed that a tyre was damaged.
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Décollage avorté pour cet A319 Easyjet à l'aéroport de Split en Croatie.
Juste avant de dépasser V1, l'équipage a décidé d'annuler le décollage : inverseurs de poussée, freins & aérofreins à fond : l'avion est stoppé net en moins de 600m.
Les camions de pompiers de l'aéroport ont été dispersés tout autour de l'avion en cas de problème. Quelqu'un a ensuite inspecté brièvement les trains puis l'avion a finalement regagné une aire de stationnement à l'écart du terminal pour sans doute, de plus ample inspections.
L'avion, qui opérait le vol EZY4912 à destination de Rome, n'a pas pu redécoller le jour même, donc Easyjet a fait venir spécialement de Milan Malpensa un autre Airbus pour faire la ligne. Le vol est finalement parti vers 1h du matin, avec plus de 5h de retard.
Ce fut vraiment une expérience impressionnante, c'était la première fois pour moi et comme on peut le voir, à Split les points de spotting sont vraiment très proches de la piste.
Si quelqu'un a des informations plus précises sur cet incident, je suis preneur car malheureusement je n'avais pas pris mon récepteur ATC avec lequel j'aurais pu comprendre le problème ...!
Filmé le 15/08/2013.
EDIT : Thanks to Mark Newton, who was inside, for the informations ! : pilots heard a loud bang due a tyre damages so they decided to stop the aircraft.
Merci à Mark Newton, qui était l'un des pilotes, qui m'a transmis les raisons du RTO : ils ont entendu un gros bang pendant la course de décollage, ce qui les a forcé à stopper l'avion, à cause d'un problème à un pneu.
Please, don't copy this video without my accord. © DoubleH63

[@Benizzle08]

0:31 When you tap your pocket and can't feel your phone.

[@planespottingringway]

😂😂😂

[@johannesk.1876]

And after that u notice it was in the other pocket

[@sarangvarma3808]

@@johannesk.1876 Ajahahahhah lmfao

[@itsNexino]

@@sarangvarma3808 how’s that funny tf

[@LouisPrudhomme]

Probably the best video of an airliner rejecting takeoff close to V1 territory. Very very impressive. The level of airmanship I aspire to. And this is why passengers are asked, over & over again, to buckle AND TIGHTEN their bloody seatbelt 😆

[@satos1]

Great job from the crew to get the aircraft stopped in time. Aborting at speeds close to V1 is not an easy decision to make. Well done!

[@Nummer378]

+satos1 V1 is calculated so that the aircraft can stop safely without reversers before end of the runway. Speeds above V1 are critical, but less or equal are not a real problem. But you are right, it's not an easy decision considering that you have not much time to decide.

[@banuramanathas8916]

@@Nummer378 but the aircraft had to use the trustreverser to come to a standstill. So I would have thought that they just passed V1. It was a hard breaking though and certainly lives saved.

[@hannes7348]

@@banuramanathas8916 How do you know, they had to use thrust rev.? They only did it, because its the normal procedure to stop the plane and to assist the brakes.

[@LiamHolloway]

@@banuramanathas8916 once past V1 your committed to flight and don’t have enough runway left to stop.

[@fangzahn]

I love how it rocks back and forth after stopping at 0:45

[@powerfr6532]

:o what i see, Fangzahn !

[@new.handle]

Fuel going back and forth in tanks...

[@Jess-kd8cl]

Cute little airbus

[@Matt463634]

Ivor Zulim No, there is baffles in the wings to stop that happening.

[@The_taurus]

Same

[@noelphilips]

Wow, fantastic catch! Incredible how quickly they came to a complete halt! Amazing job.

[@mww4069]

Oh the irony, on the side is written "come on, let's fly" 0:48

[@ybbnplanes]

Lol

[@CraZy291]

simply envisage the line "... just not right now" below 😂

[@itsNexino]

@@CraZy291 man said envisage

[@bartholomewdan]

Absolutely _incredible_ video. Top-tier piloting, amazing sound, and great visuals. 10/10.

[@skymutt964]

Co pilot- 80 knots.... Pilot- Check *notices he forgot to bring back souvenirs * Pilot- O_O *Pulls back throttle, spoilers up, max brake*

[@liamgibson4675]

Duty Free Wine and Toblerone

[@marioboland8211]

+Skybluex airplanes don't have spoilers.. it's flaps :P

[@skymutt964]

Mario Boland the spoilers are those little "flaps" that extends upward when a plane lands

[@royvisuals7008]

+Mario Boland yup its spoilers which is known in layman terms airbrakes.

[@aviatorsdream4686]

M.Richter Capiditas When im simming I do 80kts then 100kts check speeds

[@geertiify]

You had the perfect position to film this spectacle! Thanks for keeping the camera focused!

[@bobbypaluga4346]

I'm impressed very little smoke coming from the brakes, I didn't see the nose dip at all, yet the Airbus had to be at or above takeoff speed. SPU just has that 8300 foot runway 05/23, nicely done mates

[@simply_aviation]

Very nice!

[@justafriendlyguy8858]

Oh wow

[@NIKONOVICH1990]

Ladies and gentleman, this is your captain speaking, we decided to check the BREMBO ABS :) Reverser too :)

[@haithamzo6]

hahahahahahahaha

[@misael-markusmodric8743]

hahahahahahah

[@Lookmanelala]

hahahahahahahahahaha

[@Lookmanelala]

and the runway too. ... we need to know if our colleagues need the anti-skid xD

[@wattson451]

The sound it makes from takeoff thrust to full reverse! Chills!

[@MikeEnderle]

Catering for this 10 second flight will feature your previous lunch delivered to the seat back in front of you...

[@matevzkramar]

+Mike Enderle Hahahah best comment xD I'm crying hahaha

[@ParsParsandMorePars]

Beautifully controlled rejected take off. Easy Jet = 1st Class

[@iseeproductions100]

goes to show the importance of paying attention during the safety briefing and do as instructed. Although extremely rare, this could happen to any flight. I remember once I was on a flight out of LHR, and as we were lining up on the runway, a passenger stood up and started walking down the aisle :o

[@bridseoighe8167]

Spectacular... C'est formidable! Merci Monsieur! J'aime le A319. Merci pour le video!

[@theDoubleH63]

Merci !!!!!

[@LWYRUP05]

Bríd Seoighe Low level French there

[@emaildenis]

Captain forgot his iphone charger

[@pouchok8657]

Yea may be that's true ;-) !

[@MrSupercar55]

I think it was more likely a malfunctioning system. Besides, he'd probably need that iPhone charger as iPhones have terrible battery life, along with other issues, such as a horrible interface, frequent system crashes and just being too expensive for what they are, as with anything Apple make. Android and Windows ftw!!!!!!

[@donnaphilbin6563]

The 🤣

[@rafita.r.v.]

@@MrSupercar55 bro u alright? 😂😂

[@Chamyto2.26]

The f*ck 🤣🤣🤣

[@Schipholhotspot]

great to see your video being used in the captain joe video i saw it was yours before i looked in description of the video. Super

[@Zone5Aviation]

theDoubleH63 You were well placed for that RTO. Great footage. I used to work for Airbus and worked on the assembly line for the wings for the A320 family. This RTO proves the system work as advertised.

[@LHRaviation1]

Brilliant video mate!!!

[@57Jimmy]

G-EZ...BJ? Just what kind of inflight entertainment do they serve here! This was an exciting video to watch and I can only imagine the exhilaration you must have felt recording it! Thanks for the great video 😁

[@marioboland8211]

+Jim H There are more funny registration, such as the BB or the SM

[@miketheavgeek]

Awesome catch! On the right place at the perfect time!

[@prankmonkey650]

That was great. Must have been pretty close to v1. Cool video.

[@mirium22]

C'est super!! J'avais même jamais imaginé que les avions pouveaint arrêter si vitement!! Merci beaucoup pour le vidéo :)

[@simonpeters2128]

Good catch! I love the sound of the brakes at 0:32

[@robertcourteau4320]

Surprising that they kept the reversers open all the way to the stop, and even afterwards. Not sure about the 319/20/21, but in general there is a low speed limit around 60kts for reversers, to avoid exhaust reingestion that can cause compressor stalls.

[@theDoubleH63]

Robert Courteau This is a 319 for sure ;) Yes pilots have to keep reversers off below 60kts but as it's a rejected takeoff for safety reasons they have to keep them on until the full stop of the aircraft :)

[@andyross37]

Robert Courteau Standard Airbus procedure for an RTO is to keep the reversers engaged until fully stopped.They're computer controlled, hence the delay in them normalising

[@blueb0g]

@@andyross37 They are not 'computer controlled', the delay was just the crew not cancelling for a few seconds

[@andyross37]

@@blueb0g Thanks for your comment but I will go by what a qualified Easyjet captain told me after he'd watched the video

[@blueb0g]

@@andyross37 Either you misunderstood him or he dumbed down his explanation. Obviously there are computer controls involved (FADEC etc) but the selection and cancellation of reverse thrust is only ever a manual action, and on the ground, the reversers will stow as soon as the crew command them to.

[@aviancaspotting]

Très impressionnant ! J'ai déjà vécu cela un soir à RNS, le 767 de Star Air s'apprêtait à décoller et dans son élan il à mit tous les freins à bloc, demi tour et retour au fret, il est partit dans la nuit, j'essaierais de retrouver la vidéo ;)

[@theDoubleH63]

Oui ça peut être sympa!!

[@giancarloantonioli8912]

You really feel the power! #smokinbrakes

[@connorcoupe]

Awesome video thanks for sharing !

[@MalindaRajapakse]

Close one, I think you can hear the brakes as well! Nice one

[@theDoubleH63]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed !!

[@andrewanane9715]

wow ! that's the best rejected takeoff.

[@6041321as]

This is rare to see. A few more seconds and the plane would have to take off no matter what. Last second response. Great! I like it.

[@aidan1585]

Never saw a plane stop quicker in my life

[@nicrej12]

amazing video thanks for sharing!

[@theDoubleH63]

Thank you a lot, glad you liked!!

[@PlaneMadNews]

Fantastic Catch!! Amazing footage. Love the sound it makes when it rejects the takeoff. Fantastic filming too. Massive like

[@theDoubleH63]

Yes, indeed, really powerful thrust reverser!

[@gastonice5203]

holy! that was close to v1 tho! good catch thanks

[@theDoubleH63]

Yes ! there was a lot of smoke, it was very awesome !! Thanks for watching Matthias!

[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

What a catch!! Amazing video :D

[@nucleolo]

Nice capture.

[@3MinutesofAviation]

Stunning capture! May I feature this video in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. Cheers!

[@Rampage434]

Man...that was a awesome shut down, glad they kept down to figure out whats wrong!! Awesome video my friend!!!

[@FlightBaseGermany]

Great Video! I LIKE it

[@Flightbudy2channel]

AWESOMELY EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic and lucky catch dubleH63!

[@rockmountbmxer]

Cracking stop Mr N. Special. Apparently it was stopped because of a punctured tyre. The captain told did tell me when I was drunk, so it could have been another flight abort lol.

[@Sim19yul]

WOW!!! Excellent tournage! Vraiment impressionnant de voir un avion freiner aussi brusquement. C'est la première fois que je vois ça. C'est vraiment un heureux hasard que tu sois là pour filmer la scène. Je te donne 10/10 et merci de nous avoir partagé ce moment spécial!

[@stephenweatherley8695]

Look at the right hand engine 30 secs into the run, there is a small flash of orange inside the engine cowling where the blades are, blink you will miss it

[@FootAndFly]

Just Amazing Video!GREAT!

[@simonpeters2128]

Awesome! I love it!!!

[@theDoubleH63]

Thanks a lot Boubou ! :P :D J'ai été surpris par le peu de jet, 4-5 au parking a tout pété, et ça n'a pas bougé la semaine !

[@Jackwaiyee]

ABS brakes activated for such a violent braking force.

[@Sterlingjob]

+Deep Relax Chiang Mai AutoBrakes are set to max for rejected takeoffs, you can even see loads of brake dust fly out the brakes!

[@santitt0186]

@@Sterlingjob one question, when you activate reverse thrust the RTO brakes automaticlly act?

[@Sterlingjob]

Santiago tubio I’m not sure exactly how it activates, either it’s throttle back or tapping brakes....I could look it up !

[@theDoubleH63]

Yeah, very awesome to see this going so quickly and then stopping so fast!

[@Scottishplaneman]

Stunning capture

[@theDoubleH63]

Oui, c'était vraiment extra, le machin qui s'arrête pile devant nous :P

[@rodrigosmusic]

Holy shit, that stopping power!!!

[@adamwillis6975]

0:32. Was that the bang the pilots heard i wonder? The sound would of been delayed in reaching the filmer because of the rate it travels compared to light. Very well performed rejected take off. With the velocity of that braking I bet the passengers were eating the hair of the person sat in from of them lol

[@amc3]

Yes Adam, I think you were spot on. Captain decided "WTF?" = "RTO" within a matter of about half a second. He could have taken a potentially serious issue into the air, but instead used his experience and skills as a superb pilot to halt the aircraft on the ground. The very light fuel load would have made the decision much easier as well. Excellent flying skills.

[@LucasMANchannel]

No that’s the sound of the reverser being deployed. Usually when they’re going really fast and the reverser is deployed a disturbance of airflow is created and the “bang” occur.

[@tangoblueyt]

You can see something go bang on the no1 engine just before they start stopping

[@Daniel-hd7gq]

@@tangoblueyt where do you see something?

[@theDoubleH63]

Yes i do too, thanks for watching!

[@SkyAcy747]

Ah oui quand même !!! Impressionant de voir ça !

[@Flyspotter19]

Awesome video! Wow! Great catch! That was so awesome to see!

[@umami0247]

He was close to rotating and jammed on the breaks. Excellent job by the crew something wasn’t right maybe smoke or a smell in the cockpit? Or a engine issue either way nice save.

[@bristolcardifairport]

Awesome catch mate! She did stop very quickly! Well filmed, deserves a like from me ;)

[@johanveify]

Too many birds out there :-)

[@flybyplane]

Un grand coup de chance (bien sûr pas pour les passagers) Superbe vidéo. :-)

[@coastliner7009]

Moments b fore V1 I love to see it stop so quickly

[@theDoubleH63]

Faut que ça freine vite oui :) Merci du passage!

[@Ritchee]

Belle capture Hugo !

[@GVASpotter]

Super vidéo! Vraiment impressionante!

[@JJ37_]

They showed us this video in ezy cabin crew training course! :D

[@theDoubleH63]

Really? :) glad to know that !

[@JJ37_]

@@theDoubleH63 haha you know what, this year in recurrent they showed it again. It's in their powerpoint presentation for aborted take off :D you're famous

[@walkbyfeet]

Wow, awesome catch! Big like!!!

[@Lizzbird_]

Plane got pulled over by the police for speeding

[@crazyspotter4950]

nice break :D

[@Marcheteren]

This was the plane I sat in 1,5 weeks ago from AMS to LPL

[@piotrkuler2474]

wow that was high speed rejectio

[@theDoubleH63]

Thanks ! glad you liked!!

[@jospi2]

At shortly after 0:28 you can see a small flash of fire on the No. 1 engine.

[@georgecraggs5682]

i couldnt see it ill look again

[@theDoubleH63]

I don't think that there were a fire, just a problem with a tyre :)

[@jospi2]

theDoubleH63 It looks just like a small lightning strike.

[@istvanklein]

I saw it too but if you freeze it in just the right moment - a bit tricky -, you'll realize that the "flash" is really some orange coloured plant getting in the line of view. I think if it was engine fire the pilot wouldn't have used the reverser.

[@jayjayjayjay1514]

I agree with you, on 0:28 there a small flash with the left hand engine, (looks like a fire) then the plane stops, therefore meaning the flash had something to do with the plane stop. the plane had not reached v1, meaning it was safer to abort the takeoff meaning the captain was right to stop the plane. Good captain

[@hyrrokinfamily]

Amazing ! Au bon endroit au bon moment !

[@harrydoherty8299]

reverse thrusters stay activated for some time even after the plane is stopped .

[@Porsche1995]

Hell yeah

[@Persephone_]

Great footage!

[@theDoubleH63]

Yes indeed, glad you liked!!

[@theDoubleH63]

Oh really ! thanks a lot for explications ! I trust you that it should be very exciting inside, in front, but I think it was scary for the pax :P ! I don't remember of a bang but I just saw that a fireman has quickly inspected the tyre on the runway ... Thank a lot again for your comment, it's very cool for me ! :)

[@mdonaldson1957]

at :28, you can see something get sucked into the left engine.

[@marcoGismondi93]

wow!! awesome video! :) compliments!!

[@theDoubleH63]

Thank you man!

[@theDoubleH63]

Dankeeee!

[@Ballota]

Awesome catch! This is my home airport, and I never saw an RTO. :D

[@mtrauua]

Rare catch. It was happy that more serious accident has not happened.

[@tflahant]

You think you're gonna beat us in the semis ? Right, get off all Croats :)))

[@theDoubleH63]

Indeed ^^ thanks for watching

[@BerPlanespottingHD]

Very cool video! :D

[@theDoubleH63]

thx!

[@andyross37]

I wondered that too. So, I asked an actual A320 captain. His reply: Usually the airbus procedure for a RTO is to cancel the reverser once the aircraft has stopped. Everything is computer controlled so it might take a moment for them to close after the pilot moves the throttles to idle detent and resets the reverser switches.. A pilot might never perform a high speed takeoff during the course of his or her career, so these guys were probably thinking wtf!

[@Thaifly95]

Hahaha how funny that it also says ''come on, lets fly'' HAHA

[@williamyqb]

Ladies and gentleman, this is your captain speaking, we just wanted to test the brakes! Thanks for your understanding.

[@MrCaptainboeing]

La poussière de freinage que ça dégage, impressionnant ! Belle vidéo et gros coup de bol :-)

[@DannnyStudios]

Oh man that rto!

[@theDoubleH63]

Merci cher collègue canadien :p

[@fabricevandroux4311]

Small hatch remain opened during T/O $, as you can see at the right hand tailside

[@geminijets3242]

+Fabrice Vandroux That's completely normal

[@geminijets3242]

No, the lavatory drain is not located in that position. The lavatory drain is underneath the aircraft.

[@theDoubleH63]

Merci, et oui ça freine bien quand même !