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Old 23rd Jun 2009, 11:24
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The BA38 incident wasn't the BA crews fault and their intervention prevented an accident from being a tragedy. Speculation about wet grass preventing a fire is just that - speculation - and improbable speculation at that given what we know about the impact.Jet fuel doesn't ignite from a few sparks. Contrast that with the three unstable approaches I detailed, which were completely attributable to the actions of the crew. You'll also note that Ryanair had a rather similar crash a few months back when they hit a flock of birds at Ciampino, as Hotel Mode has pointed out.
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