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Old 27th Nov 2011, 00:34
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alph2z
 
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When the nose gear fell fast and dug into the grass, the nose gear was right of the right-MLG's longitudinal axis, thus the plane's nose whipped to the right and eventually back onto the runway with the rear of the plane whipping around the nose; thus the very curved marks in the grass.

From the MLG tire marks as it went back onto the runway I estimate that the plane's tires were moving/sliding 25 degrees off the plane's longitudinal axis !

I'd love to hear what the passengers had to say about the ride.
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