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On August 20, 2008, a Spanair MD-82 is flying from Madrid to Las Palmas Airport, but they barely leave the runway. What caused this flight to end so soon after takeoff?

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Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanair_Flight_5022

https://www.mitma.gob.es/recursos_mfom/pdf/EC47A855-B098-409E-B4C8-9A6DD0D0969F/107087/2008_032_A_ENG.pdf

Research Sources:

https://www.mitma.gob.es/recursos_mfom/pdf/EC47A855-B098-409E-B4C8-9A6DD0D0969F/107087/2008_032_A_ENG.pdf

“Deadly Delay.” Air Disasters, season 9, episode 7, Smithsonian Channel, 10 Nov. 2017.

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