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SFO plane crash (7/6/13)

It was probably the tires. If he had ran with something more dual-sport'ish, he would have been able to ride right up them rocks and onto the pavement. What's he doing running race DOT's on the street anyway? Squid!
 
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Official-SF-plane-crash-victim-may-have-been-run-4651323.php

An autopsy was being conducted Sunday to determine whether one of the two teenaged passengers killed on the Asiana Airlines flight had been run over by a San Francisco fire rig at the crash scene.

The 16-year-old girl was found near the evacuation slide near the left wing of Asiana Flight 214 which crashed Saturday during a landing at San Francisco International Airport. The girl was not identified.

San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said Sunday her injuries are consistent with her having been run over.
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Antarius said:
No idea, but I was surprised to hear this was the first fatal airline crash of a major airline jet (not a commuter plane) in the U.S. since 2005.
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Wait. :confused The planes that went down on 9/11 don't count as fatal airline crashes?
 
frozenduc said:
I'll jump on the too low too slow bandwagon. The driver may have been lost without the glide slope to guide him in as he set the descent on the computer perhaps from memory or based on what ATC told him. His bad for not checking it every few seconds. Once the panel lit up and warnings blared it was too late as he burbled on the stall.

That front office ain't gonna be flying commercial any more. Hope they enjoy shuttling freight in Caravans for the next 15 years.
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The instrument glide glide slope has been out of commission for a Month..But GPS tells the pilot (as well as every other pilot that lands there during that month) everything needed.

He had no excuse.
 
Antarius said:
FYI:

The NTSB is already reporting that the plane was too slow during landing, tried to apply power 7.5 seconds before crashing and asked for a "go around" 1.5 seconds before crashing.

There's footage of the actual crash on CNN.COM, front page.

Here's the NTSB info: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/plane-crash-main/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Bottom line: Pilot fucked up.
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Agreed. You can't be that slow short of the runway without totally fucking up.

If they want to blame it on the computer, that is Fail as well, otherwise there is no need for a pilot.
 
they are saying now that there is a possibility that one of the victims was run over by first responders
 
Humm. Cost of having the training pilot occupy a seat, observing the actions of a pilot in the 777 that can land it at SFO VS what they did..With the cost of the crash totaling out the 777, and what that does to the image of that company.

Somehow...I think they made the wrong choice.
 
ALANRIDER7 said:
A large Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine has several seconds of response lag before it starts producing any meaningful thrust, especially when it was set at idle.
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That's nice, but I thought the 777 uses GE engines :laughing
 
Valgar said:
Have any professional, large-scale airline pilots chimed in yet? I really don't want to wade through the google "I got this" crowd.

(Been out in the woods for a few days, so I'm catching up. Don't want to waste time)
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Ask Jim Doyle or Pat on here... Pat flies virginAm, Doyle was a United transat captain for like 25 years.
 
The video is pretty amazing. The jet bounced pretty good off its nose and stayed together.

Hoping the injured make it through and those with permanent injures cope well with the drastic life changes. :(
 
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