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Old 23rd Mar 2009, 09:01
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Floats
 
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FedEx MD11 crash

The touchdown is a apparently result of rather violent pitch-down at very low altitude. With gusty winds 30-40 degr off the ruway it is likely to be a windshear. Autoland mode or manual flying, a recovery from a situation like this might prove impossible.
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