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Old 21st Jul 2007, 13:20
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Interesting that the BRA 737 also opted to veer left at the end of the runway - is that an attempt to reach the taxiway, or to avoid the ILS gantry off the end of the deck?
A while back I spoke with a pilot familiar with the Burbank 737 accident. He said that had the pilot elected to continue braking straight ahead rather than trying to turn, they would have stopped. The individual had considerable information because of his involvement with the post investigation. His observation was that once the pilot elected to try and turn, that contributed to breaking traction and losing almost all braking.
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