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Major Nikon

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27. From the time of the mayday call to crash was only 2-3 mins
Thu Jan 2, 2025, 06:07 PM
Thursday

They immediately asked to land opposite direction. So whatever was going on, their intent was to put the airplane on the ground as soon as possible which they did.

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Maybe South Korea need to have Falconers to work the Airports Oneear Dec 29 #1
Video of the /landing/crash: EX500rider Dec 29 #2
Mayday went out 4 minutes before the crash. LudwigPastorius Dec 29 #13
Looks like flaps are down in the bird strike/compressor stall vid EX500rider Dec 29 #14
Yeah I suspect there may have been some tunnel vision over engine restart... EX500rider Dec 29 #15
DEAR GOD!..Didn't they have time to foam the runway?..I guess probably not. chouchou Dec 29 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author bamagal62 Dec 29 #10
In this case foaming the runway would have extended the slide, not helpful in this case IMO EX500rider Dec 29 #11
Tragic. bamagal62 Dec 29 #12
The left vid here seems to capture the bird strike in the right engine: EX500rider Dec 29 #4
Some speculation that the gear up was a oversight: EX500rider Dec 29 #5
The video of the crash is horrific. Jacson6 Dec 29 #6
Another view of the landing from the other side EX500rider Dec 29 #7
If it's Boeing . . . Richard D Dec 29 #8
737-800 has a generally strong safety record, largely due to mature technology. EX500rider Dec 29 #9
I'm thinking electrical problem jmowreader Dec 29 #16
That would require no engines, no APU and bad backup batteries? EX500rider Dec 29 #18
737 pilot gave a synopsis: EX500rider Dec 29 #17
It's pretty much a given more people would have survived had the berm not been there Major Nikon Dec 29 #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
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