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Old 23rd Sep 2007, 19:40
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Beaver, as far as I know (from bits and pieces): second landing attempt on rwy 27, weather much worse than 270/12 + other metar info you may pick up. Some sources say heavy rain at the time + crosswind gusts up to 30 kts. Check out the "Finnish video", which has been referred to here, for weather + else on ground minutes after the crash. Plane apparently stalled, judging from limited crash footprint on ground. Wreck reportedly showed flaps 15, no spoilers nor buckets out, gear up, so basic hardware was apparently correctly set for go-around #2.
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