Pilot Talks About DIA Crash
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Posted: 3:57 PM Jan 7, 2009
Pilot Talks About DIA Crash
The pilot of an airliner destroyed after veering off a Denver runway last month told federal safety investigators he struggled to keep the aircraft on course during the attempted to takeoff.
Reporter: Associated Press
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The wreckage of a 737 Continental plane sits at Denver International Airport on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The plane, bound for Houston, skidded off the runway during takeoff on Saturday evening injuring 38 of 110 passengers. (AP Photo/Rocky Mountain News, Preston Gannaway) ** DENVER POST OUT. NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT. ONLINE OK. TV OUT **
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The pilot of an airliner destroyed after veering off a Denver runway last month told federal safety investigators he struggled to keep the aircraft on course during the attempted to takeoff.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the pilot of the Boeing 737-500 said that when the airplane suddenly diverged to the left during a takeoff roll, he tried to correct the course with the rudder but couldn't.

The pilot also said he tried using the jet's tiller to manipulate the steering of the nose gear, but that didn't keep the aircraft on the runway either.

Houston-bound Continental Airlines flight 1404 was carrying 110 passengers; 38 were injured.
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