There’s an old adage that goes like this. Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. But three times? That’s a pattern. See DP story, here. Yesterday I asked my buddy who lives in Broomfield, “Got debris?” He replied with, “You know I lead a charmed life.” Hey, more power to ya, friend. As for me, I fly out of DIA again this Friday. And while I always make it a practice not to sit in the “death seat” like the one that killed Jennifer Riordan three years ago (see that story here), I guess I have to say that eventually there will come a third time. I just hope I’m indoors at home sitting by the fire when it happens.
A United Airlines Boeing 777 UA328 heads back to Denver International Airport for an emergency landing after a right engine failure shortly after takeoff on Saturday, February 20th, 2021. Debris from the engine failure fell into Broomfield, CO neighborhoods. The flight was headed to Honolulu, Hawaii from Denver. Photo Courtesy of Hayden Smith
BROOMFIELD, CO – FEBRUARY 20: A North Metro firefighter walks past a large piece of an airplane engine in a front yard on Elmwood St. near E. 13th Ave February 20, 2021. A United 777 airplane had an engine fail above and scattered parts over the entire nearby neighborhood. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
BROOMFIELD, CO – FEBRUARY 20: Truck seen after airplane engine debris fell from the sky February 20, 2021. (Photo by Kieran Nicholson/The Denver Post)
Seat choice is key.
Remember: Accident Coincidence Pattern. You been warned.
