Originally Posted by Coatesy
just like to let you all know that the pilot is prob one of the most experienced in ireland , just for all you speculators, which you will find out in the report.!! that was not the intended landing site were the cctv footage was.!! he was trying to deal with the engine fire were he was, couldnt move forward because there was a woman standing there looking at him.!! tail clipped something and the rest is the rest. you will notice that the wheels are not even down in the footage, he tried to make the beach but couldnt, cockpit filled with smoke very quickly ..!!
The landing gear might not look like it's down in the video footage, but it certainly looks like it is down in some of the still shoots,including the photo on the front page of yesterdays Irish Independent.