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Old 26th Mar 2009, 00:17
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Cravenmorehead
 
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What about the time (1998 ?) an NJS 146-300 NJM I think took off from runway 33 (B5) at Cairns at flap 18, the F/O raised the flap instead of the gear. I believe the aircraft got very low; 70-100 feet over the Machans beach area; had stick push etc etc. Tower hit the crash button. That one was very close it was a fully loaded aircraft, 87 pax and in mid December 33 degrees and very little wind. The company changed SOP's shortly after. But once again all learnt some very salient lessons from that one. Moved on and became a safer operator after it all. No one killed maybe lives saved because of the right attitude to safety at a very professional organisation.
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