Originally Posted by
Avenger
Just because this PGS does this, it doesn't mean its a procedure. Most aircraft making a normal touchdown can vacate at the second taxi way without backtrack. (plenty of you tube vids on this ) some make a move to parallel the centre line to the left before turning right, but its nothing like a sharp turn.
I suppose it depends on your definition of "sharp turn". It looks like a standard 30° RET for traffic landing on 29, which makes it a 150° turn if you're coming from the 11 end.
But either way that's irrelevant, the debate was whether the incident was a 180 that went wrong, and your assertion that
Originally Posted by
Avenger
Unlikely, the turn would be to the right then left, which would put the aircraft the other way round.
I'd suggest that, unless Pegasus is one of the few airlines that has paid Boeing the hefty premium to have the optional tiller on the RHS of the 737NG, a 180 will be in whichever direction the Captain decides to execute it.
Though if it was a runaway engine, it's all pretty academic.