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General Discussion Area / Re: That plane stopped quick
« on: 17 January 2008, 16:57:35 »Quote
QuoteI'm not pilot, but that plane from impact to standstill doesn't look far.
Well done to pilot I guess.
Somehow I think landing 100 yards SHORT of the runway, on a soft surface, such that you rip the main undercarriage off, when in front of you is 2 miles of prepared surface, does not deserve a "well done"
At least he/she managed to miss the perimeter road or it would be a much much sadder outcome .. but I think someone will have some very serious questions to answer on why they were so short.
An airport worker told the BBC the pilot on the Boeing 777 had said he had lost all power, and had been forced to glide the plane into land.