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Old 12th Aug 2005, 12:13
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RatherBeFlying
 
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TCH 50 - 100' According to FDR

This was disclosed at the Aug. 9 TSB press conference.

TSB also announced that they would be trying to determine a more precise number, but that 50-100' is the best they were able to determine for TCH at the time.

[Speculation follows]

I can imagine that the approach end was largely VFR with a line of nasty CBs running north-south at what seemed far enough west of the airport at the FAF -- and too close at the threshold.

Back at the FAF the view may have looked within acceptable parameters for a landing and the missed approach path may not have been assessed against the location of the CBs.

I suspect your average CB at that location would likely have allowed a normal landing. This one did not. So how do you tell the difference in time to decide properly?
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