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bamagal62

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12. Tragic.

Reply to chouchou (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 02:14 PM

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I was on a plane when I was 12 years old. Hit a flock of birds. Though we Lost landing gear. They diverted the plane and foamed the runway. Luckily, the landing gear was fine. But, I was terrified. Like you said, they must not have had time to prepare.

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179 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash in years [View all] EX500rider Sunday OP

Maybe South Korea need to have Falconers to work the Airports Oneear Sunday #1

Video of the /landing/crash: EX500rider Sunday #2

Mayday went out 4 minutes before the crash. LudwigPastorius Sunday #13

Looks like flaps are down in the bird strike/compressor stall vid EX500rider Sunday #14

Yeah I suspect there may have been some tunnel vision over engine restart... EX500rider Sunday #15

DEAR GOD!..Didn't they have time to foam the runway?..I guess probably not. chouchou Sunday #3

This message was self-deleted by its author bamagal62 Sunday #10

In this case foaming the runway would have extended the slide, not helpful in this case IMO EX500rider Sunday #11

Tragic. bamagal62 Sunday #12

The left vid here seems to capture the bird strike in the right engine: EX500rider Sunday #4

Some speculation that the gear up was a oversight: EX500rider Sunday #5

The video of the crash is horrific. Jacson6 Sunday #6

Another view of the landing from the other side EX500rider Sunday #7

If it's Boeing . . . Richard D Sunday #8

737-800 has a generally strong safety record, largely due to mature technology. EX500rider Sunday #9

I'm thinking electrical problem jmowreader Sunday #16

That would require no engines, no APU and bad backup batteries? EX500rider Sunday #18

737 pilot gave a synopsis: EX500rider Sunday #17

It's pretty much a given more people would have survived had the berm not been there Major Nikon Sunday #19

While i agree... EX500rider Monday #20

The antennas almost certainly were mounted on frangible supports Major Nikon Monday #21

Yeah but they were already on approach.. EX500rider Monday #22

They were able to climb which means at least one of the engines was making power at least initially Major Nikon Tuesday #23

I understand them wanting to keep the hull clean to extend glide... EX500rider Tuesday #25

From the time of the mayday call to crash was only 2-3 mins Major Nikon Thursday #27

Well I'd say as soon as possible would have been before the go around.. EX500rider Thursday #28

Crazy year for air crashes RazorbackExpat Tuesday #24

Very sad Demovictory9 Tuesday #26