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Old 15th May 2010, 15:49
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Originally Posted by PJ
I think once touchdown/impact had occurred as evidenced in the sand,
- but where are the gear touchdown marks? I still reckon it was a 'narrow squeak' with gear down, TOGA and tail well down near the ground, possibly impacted. Then you have no gear marks, just a swathe of 'dragged' sand and two furrows - the motors may well have been in clear air?

As 411 says, in particular there is a 'threshold' NDB (assuming it was working) and that would have been pointing well off to the left. All very strange. Certainly in 2km into a dawn rising sun on an offset approach the threshold NDB would feature high in my scan.

Anyway as I said, we will know soon enough.
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