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Old 28th Aug 2005, 10:01
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<<Point of this is to show that a GA will almost always save you - although like you, we never practised it so late in the sequence>>

A very similar situation to yours, Few Cloudy, only in my case, the First Officer never allowed the aircraft to actually touch...just kept on trying to land, half way down the 11,000 foot runway.

Accelerating (never mind not decelerating) in ground effect ain't good for ones health.

This was a very unfortunate accident, and a lot I suspect will truly be learned from the final report.

And, certainly the cabin crew did an outstanding job.

PS: the possible 'fatigue' issue is a red herring, at best.
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