11. According to emergency officials, the fire started after one of the engines failed and the pilot aborted the takeoff. 12. Air traffic controllers saw the fire and ordered the pilot to abort the takeoff, the report said. 13. Analysts interviewed on Japanese TV said the pilot may have waited too long to abort the takeoff after realizing he had engine trouble. 14. Among the unanswered questions is why Londong decided to abort the takeoff. 15. Another aborted a takeoff from Buenos Aires after seeing children playing in his path. 16. But a former U.S. Navy pilot said a malfunctioning airspeed indicator should not prompt pilots to abort a takeoff, under U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and commercial airline procedures. 17. During the trial, prosecutors said the two failed to build up enough speed before attempting to lift off, then tried too late to abort the takeoff. 18. Londong told investigators he judged that lifting off on two engines was too risky and decided to abort the takeoff. 19. One of the jet turbines flamed out, but the crew managed to abort takeoff, sending the plane crashing into an airport wall. 20. The key question is why pilot Ronald Longdong decided to abort the takeoff. |