Here you can hear ATC coms just before the accident (in spanish)
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/mh...2008-1530Z.mp3
It seams they asked for rwy 02 due to reduced visibility which was worse for rwy 20 approach. On final the wind is reported form 190 with 10kts and the runway was wet.
Lots of the contributing factors for an overrun got together...
Overruns happen to every plane, don’t blame airbus on it, at least before we know what really happen, besides knowing some of the factor normally present on overruns where there we have no more information.
A320s fly on a daily basis to LPHR in the Azores, which has only 1585 meters available for landing. Sure not a lot of terrain around and its almost at sea level, but you can’t say airbuses can’t do short runways. You just have to follow the operations procedures.