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Old 12th Nov 2019, 05:48
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To be honest, it looks like a complete loss of control on ice. A good crosswind for sure. I see in the weather reports that the temp was -4 but you can see with the multiple reports that it is dropping fairly quickly even though it was morning where the temp might be steady or increasing soon.

This has the hallmarks of a cold front coming through a few hours earlier and what the local papers around here call a flash freeze. The temperature was a few degrees above freezing with a wet runway, perhaps some drizzle. Then the cold front hits with strong winds and snow which initially melts, then starts to freeze creating ice. Snow continues as we can see and it looks like snow over pavement but it is ice or ice patches below. Reminds me of the AC 767 that lost control in Halifax last winter.

Monitor the weather and beware of flash freezes. Looks like a situation where a diversion would be a good idea. Or let someone land in front of you and get a pirep. Early morning arrival after an overnight cold front passage.
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