Boeing 737 Barely Clears Runway in Bristol Due to Autothrottle Fault

A TUI flight narrowly avoided disaster after a serious software glitch left it with only seconds of runway to spare.

The Boeing 737-800 had just 260 meters of runway remaining during takeoff.
A fault in the autothrottle system caused the aircraft to accelerate slower than required.
The plane cleared the end of the runway by just 10 feet, passing over a nearby road at less than 100 feet.
Investigators found multiple errors in the autothrottle system, which Boeing had known about.
The incident prompted the AAIB to issue a special bulletin to airlines about the autothrottle issue.