Topman, I think you may need a refresher course in reading comprehension.
Remember folks, the learjet was on an emergancy approach and infact ended up losing control in the end.
It only lost control after it did a single engine missed approach. It did the missed approach
because the other aircraft had been cleared to line-up.
Thus it could so easily have slammed into the 732. Only chance prevented this.
No. If the 73 had been holding, the Lear would have completed it's SE approach and landed without incident. Remember, the Lear crashed during the missed approach. It conducted the missed approach because another aircraft was on the runway.
ATC cleared the 732 for take off to facilitate the learjet on finals. The learjet lost control according to this article, which further proves that ATC was correct to clear the 732 away. Would you like to be told to hold short of the runway knowing that the aircraft approaching you is going to crash ? Wake up
Would you like to be told to line up, knowing that this would
cause an accident. The ATC was not correct lining a 73 up ahead of an emergency landing. The proof is in the consequences.
You reckon it was the right thing to do. A smoking crumple of metal would seem to indicate otherwise.