- A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet carrying 168 people risked a critical takeoff error at Luton airport last year.
- The incident on April 22 involved a flight operated by Ascend Airways from Luton to Athens.
- Pilots failed to adjust the flight management computer settings after being instructed to depart from a runway intersection.
- This oversight resulted in the aircraft having insufficient thrust for the available runway length, lifting off just 162 metres from the end and only 13 feet above the ground.
- The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) concluded that this posed a significant risk if an emergency stop or obstacle clearance had been required.
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