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Old 19th Jul 2008, 00:53
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bubbers44
 
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Lemurian, Yes the last A320 Taca almost lost off the end of that cliff was I believe in 1999. They spun it around and put it in the ditch between the runway and tha taxiway right before the cliff. I read the report and they landed long and the pilot said the autobrakes didn't work and 500 meters from the end he used manual brakes. Later reports said the brakes failed. I don't know which one is accurate. I didn't think it was possible for a pilot to not use manual brakes on a short runway if auto brakes failed but that is what the report said. Why they chose to land with the 10 knot tailwind wet downhill on a short runway is very hard to understand. Taca has a history of pressing the envelope.
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