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Old 15th Aug 2006, 11:47
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That is just a piece of journalism I fear.

The aircraft went off the end of the Polderbaan (18R) at low speed and the nosewheel went on the grass. If that is classed as "taxiing" then so be it.

It seems to me, the runway was wet (only wet at Schiphol 6 times a year so we are told) and the aircraft was vacating at V3. For some reason, for the investigation to find out, the braking was too late and the runway too wet. A friend of mine was on board the aircraft as a passenger and apparently there was no reverse thrust until just before the incident.

Either draw your own conclusions or wait for the report to come out. Of course there is absolutely no similarity to the BCN incident in this case.
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