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Old 4th Jun 2002, 09:42
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I'm not sure that I understand your post. The consequences are well known, many delayed passengers and several damaged tyres.
If, however, you mean conclusions, then that becomes more difficult for us as pilots. At Antigua it is necessary to backtrack the runway, and make a 180 at the end. It is a very tight turn into a turning pan, the final part of the turn being uphill. This turning pan had been resurfaced overnight and had been declared fully usable by the airport authorities.
I am not an expert on concrete, so do not know what methods are used to test the bearing strength of newly laid concrete, but we, as pilots, certainly do not have this equipement to hand.
We are all here to learn from other peoples experiences and expertise, so perhaps you could tell us what you would have done to avoid this incident.

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