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Old 28th Dec 2009, 21:18
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protectthehornet
 
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the captain seems like a nice guy...I don't want it to be pilot error.

But, a good pilot knows about hydroplaning, about tailwinds that increase, about wet runways, about stable approaches, about landing in the first third of the runway (TD), about checking spoiler deployment, about getting into reverse right away and the myriad of things about a firm touchdown and when to get the heck out of a situation.

So, what happened? Did the engines fail on touchdown due to massive rain ingestion? Did the brakes fail? Did the reversers fail?

Like I said, I don't want it to be pilot error.
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