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Old 12th Oct 2007, 12:13
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I clipped this off another site
Wind shear 'behind Thai plane crash'
Thai officials say wind shear was partly to blame for the crash of a passenger plane that killed 90 people, including an Australian man.
The plane, operated by budget carrier One-Two-Go, crashed at Phuket Airport on September 16.
Transport Ministry permanent secretary Chaisawat Kittipornpaiboon said an examination of data from the plane's flight recorder had shown that sudden strong winds were partly responsible for the crash.
"But the black box didn't say the cause was only wind shear," Chaisawat told reporters.
He said authorities would need more time to analyse the data and other evidence before announcing a final conclusion on the cause of the crash.
The McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 plane skidded off the runway after landing at Phuket Airport, 640km south of Bangkok, and crashed into an embarkment, splitting in two and bursting into flames.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/...ne-crash/2007/ 10/12/1191696165387.html
Note that it does not say the cause was only wind shear and that it will take months to review all the other evidence.
so carry on
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