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Old 19th May 2019, 10:38
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Originally Posted by A320ECAM
It is clear as water in the video that after the final bounce, the aircraft landed hard and went through the MLG. This in turn caused the aircraft to scrape along the runway, which ruptured the fuel tanks. It did not help that the engines were still running as well!

At least the LOT 767 pilots switched off their engines at the last second when they landed without a landing gear!
All the fuss about running engines....

The massive shower of sparks from the tail scrapping over the tarmac ignited the fuel vapor
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