Originally Posted by Belgique
The jet's tires began making marks indicating a possible skid after it had traveled 1,900 feet, Sumwalt said.
did he really say that? it seems like a mis-interpretation to me (there are a lot of misquotes/mis-interpretation/writers license used in that article which you may notice if you watch the videos linked below). Here is a quote taken directly from the videos of the news conference on monday:
(part1; 00:55 - 01:22)
"The beginning of the tyre marks began ninteen hundred feet from the threshold (from the beginning) of runway three-four right. So the main landing gear started showing rubber on the runway nineteen hundred feet from the beginning of the runway. Now, 100 feet past that is when the nose gear started showing tyre marks on the runway."
part1:
9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | Video
part2:
9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | Video
part3:
9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | Video
they are each approximately 15 mins long.