I just saw "first hand" parts of the secretary for the accident commission press conference on TV.
-By their regulations, they are required to present a preliminary, factual report (no conclusions or probable causes, just the facts stated), in aprox. 1 month. Actual investigation thought to last several months.
-It's confirmed that the voice recordings and the fly data have been extracted in the UK facility it was sent. They are now being enhanced (voice clarity, etc), recovered & verified.
-He hasn't witness the airport video footage of the accident, but it is part of the investigation and others have seen it.
-Based on marks on the ground, it seems that the airplane first hit the ground outside of the landing strip, on the service route just adjacent to it, touching the ground first with the tail, tail cone coming off.
-Plane kept tumbling ahead for 1200m, bouncing 3 times (matching unlevel terrain marks).
Last edited by justme69; 26th Aug 2008 at 19:43.