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EX500rider

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

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #27)

Thu Jan 2, 2025, 08:57 PM

Thursday

.....when they were lined up on the 1st approach.

If they did have a double flame out or even surging/issues with both engines straight in would have been better, the go around makes no sense if both engines were acting up.

And once you are lined up and going to make the runway, one should be flying and the other extending gear etc.
Hard to say they had to extend the glide to make the runway when they overflew 1/2 of it before trying to touch down, then caught in ground effects with no spoilers or gear to help.

I think some pilot error is going to surface here, I am guessing bad CRM, 3 minutes or not.
Lets hope not.

Pilot error is thought to account for 53% of aircraft accidents

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179 dead in South Korea's worst plane crash in years [View all] EX500rider Dec 29 OP

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