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A 737 got breifly airborne while taking off here in Denver came bck down and skidded off the runway, 38 injured but thankfully no one is dead

A 737 got breifly airborne while taking off here in Denver came bck down and skidded off the runway, 38 injured but thankfully no one is dead

wow, glad to hear nobody was killed. It could have been a terrible tragedy...

Do they know what happened?

Departure stall? Seems most likely...

Do they know what happened?

Departure stall? Seems most likely...

A wind-shear induced departure stall (of sorts), is my guess. Not so much a departure stall (as in trying to outclimb your thrust)(pretty tough to do in a jet).. but enough of a drop in airspeed when the wind changed, to change a climb into a nose-up descent.. instantly..

I won't speculate further..

This article sums up this passenger's priorities.

I don't think the plane ever left the runway, so I would rule out a departure stall.  Something caused the crew to abort takeoff and run off the side of the runway.  Kudos to the Denver fire crews for a job well done.  Of course the plane did stop just outside of the firestation.