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Old 17th Jun 2009, 04:27
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Massey058
 
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Its been pretty funny to watch this really take off in the media and the forums around the place.

I've seen some reports where it was suggested they were landing in a strong crosswind and heavy rain .

Weather conditions were pretty damn good that day. Dogs and people near/on the runway is a rather common thing - there are no fences, even at the odd airport that has them there are usually massive gaps or sections missing. Thats the risk which is generally well managed by crews, in this case it wasn't a factor.

First-hand information suggests it was mechanical failure on landing and the braking was in response to that. Recorders were boosted out that afternoon and there should be an interim report on the KNKT (Indo NTSC) site reasonably soon.

Was sad though to see another one come to grief, they are a beautiful aeroplane. Fingers crossed after a thorough wing inspection, an engine replacement and some new tyres it should be flyable (no visible fuse damage). They could always put it on a barge down the river to get it to an easier place to work on.
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