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Old 16th Jun 2020, 13:34
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For those wondering how did it happen a review of Garuda GA200 might be in order,the 737 touched down at an airspeed of 221 knots, 87 knots faster than landing speed for 40 degrees flap and ran off the end at 110 knots, though they did have the gear down in this case.


That Garuda debacle and other similar tragic accidents could easily have been averted if the copilot had the moral courage to force a go-around at any time on the approach by simply calling aloud "GO AROUND - GEAR UP - and simultaneously selected gear up. Even the most culturally mad captain would not deliberately land gear up just to make a point.
In 1982 a Japan Airlines DC8 was deliberately flown into Tokyo Bay by its Japanese captain killing several passengers . The CVR revealed a frantic call by the copilot pleading with the captain not to kill him. The captain survived and was found to be insane. He was jailed and released in later years. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines_Flight_350
Culture has a lot to answer for in some societies

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