renovation
01-17-2008, 08:41 PM
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seem the plane came down short of the runway . they dont know yet if it was pilot error or not.
Timothy Crowch, an aviation analyst with 35 years of experience as a commercial pilot, said the landing gear punched through both wings, indicating a "massive vertical impact." That suggests a total loss of engine power may have been the cause, he said.
(come on it landed in the grass. before it came to rest on the end of the runway ).
"If it had landed 200 meters (656 feet) shorter than it did, it may have hit perimeter fence and obviously some other buildings and the car park, clearly we would be dealing with fatalities and obvious damage," Cullemore said.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080117/D8U7SGDO0.html
seem the plane came down short of the runway . they dont know yet if it was pilot error or not.
Timothy Crowch, an aviation analyst with 35 years of experience as a commercial pilot, said the landing gear punched through both wings, indicating a "massive vertical impact." That suggests a total loss of engine power may have been the cause, he said.
(come on it landed in the grass. before it came to rest on the end of the runway ).
"If it had landed 200 meters (656 feet) shorter than it did, it may have hit perimeter fence and obviously some other buildings and the car park, clearly we would be dealing with fatalities and obvious damage," Cullemore said.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080117/D8U7SGDO0.html