I'm not a pro-pilot and these guys did a magnificent job, however as it was a small commuter plane would it not have been safer/caused less damage to aircraft and runway/reduced debris on the runway if the aircraft had landed on the grass, parallel to the runway, provided there were no obstacles such as papi's etc to get in the way. Just wondering.
I guess it is standard procedure to land on the runway to allow easier access by the fire trucks and emergency vehicles.
Last edited by smith; 18th Jun 2007 at 09:37.
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