Big
to the B/A crew for bringing the a/c down. Both F/D crew and C/C must have been in adrenaline mode and focused on the task as trained. PAX off w/only minor injuries...no catastrophes other that a probable write off of a/c. How many times do we get a chance to survive an incident like this?
As SLF...and because I'm an avid reader of PPRuNe...I'm very aware of the potential for emergency evacuations now and pay attention to my row versus exit doors, etc. I used to be very skeptical of ever living to an emergency evacuation. I'm now convinced otherwise. One nevers knows.
Regardless of the circumstances leading to this crash, the crew did what they were trained to do to avoid casualties. The fact there's no loss of of life is worth congratulating them.
Hats off from a Yank!
C of F