Originally Posted by
Euclideanplane
Swissair 316 in Athens 1979, I suppose:
The accident investigation determined the causes of the accident were that the crew touched down too far down the runway, at too high a speed, following a non-stabilised approach, and that they failed to properly utilise the aircraft's brake and reverse thrust systems, which resulted in their being unable to stop the aircraft within the available runway and overrun distance.
Not really. I was thinking more of the Crossair (to become Swiss) near Kloten in 2001 when all CRM was noticeable by its absence and the Swiss MD-11 loss where the crew were 66 miles from a usable airfield but elected to turn back to an airfield 300nm distant.