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Old 5th Jun 2008, 15:40
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bubbers44
 
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I just communicated with my friend at TGU and got an update of the accident. The wind was 190 at 10 knots or a direct tailwind when they landed. The tower told them the active runway was 20 and the runway was wet. Taca said they would land on 02 because they didn't think they could keep the runway in sight if they circled on 20. He said the flaps were not in landing position and the left gear was not locked down when they crashed so speculation is they may have attempted a go around. Also they touched down about 100 ft past the taxiway 700 ft past the displaced threshold which was our go around spot if we were not on the ground. The FDR will tell the story when it is examined. I asked if they had attempted a straight in landing on 02 over the hill on final but haven't got a reply yet. That would be a total no no for us.
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