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Old 8th Sep 2007, 04:57
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Ignition Override
 
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Danger

As for pulling throttles out of the flight range during flight, a Casa 212 turboprop was on final to runway 21R at DTW in 1987.

The Captain was apparently high and or fast, and despite the danger he pulled the throttles just behind the flight idle stops, hoping to slow the plane down. The plane quickly yawed/rolled left and it crashed into the end of one concourse (old F concourse?). He and some of the passengers died.
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