Originally Posted by
Bell_ringer
Wonder if they knew the severity of the problem? Dropping it into the first safe space (if there was one) would have been worth the paperwork vs trying to return to base and not making it.
Miracle anyone survived, feel for the unsuspecting folks who had it drop into their home.
All things considered, very lucky all round.
There is an ATC recording where they tell Pompano TWR they had an engine failure and request priority runway landing. I don’t know why they didn’t have a fire warning?