Fear of Landing

AUGUST 2, 2024

The eleven-year-old Boeing 777-300ER, owned by Latam Airlines and registered in Brazil as PT-MUG, was operating flight LA8073 from Milan to São Paulo, Brazil. Once safely off the ground, the flight crew climbed to 5,000 feet and informed Air Traffic Control that they would be returning to the airport to have the aircraft checked over.

Tail 98

Tail Lift Runway V Speed 98

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On the 9th of July 2024, flight LA8073, operated by the Chilean airline LATAM, departed from Milano Malpensa for a passenger flight to São Paulo, Brazil. These V-speeds need to be calculated for every flight. The key take-off speeds are V 1 , V 2 and V R. The captain checks the loadsheet and signs it.

Tail 97

Tail V Speed Knot Runway 97

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

The most recent case, when Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 experienced extreme turbulence in May 2024, led to thirty passengers injured and one death by a passenger who suffered a heart attack. Before that, the most recent turbulence-related passenger flight with a fatality in the NTSB database was United Airlines flight 826 in 1997.

Turbulence 99

Turbulence V Speed Rudder Air Traffic Control 99