I want to remark one thing.
As is stated in the briefing of the investigators, the plane strike tail first. That mean that the plane was flying at a very high AOA when it hit the ground.
We have only few reasons for this.
- That the plane was flying slow for itīs current configuration.
- Excesive pitch up.
- CG out of limits.
- Something was draging the aircraft, unbalacing it.
I flew the DC-9 long time ago, but I remember one sim lesson in which a reverser got deployed just after Vr. I think that it was my first training related to a reverser failure, and I can remember that the first reaction of the plane was a very strong an violent yaw to the side of the reverser, at the same time the incredible rate of speed loss suprised me, I remember me trying to mantain the correct pitch to climb and hold the speed, but one the things that most amazed me was that the plane tryed to pitch up.
I dont want to make my judgement until the end of the investigation, but I am start to believing that this accident is reverser related.
Last edited by Strongresolve; 27th Aug 2008 at 22:27.