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Old 29th May 2012 | 10:28
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Dg800
 
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Astonishing how totally smashed up it is, considering it was an open beach.
Assuming all pictures in the gallery linked to a few posts upstream are related to this incident, it looks like they impacted a building prior to touch down, seriously damaging it and causing at least one apartment to catch fire.
What damage to the aircraft wasn't caused by the initial impact itself is most likely due to the very hard landing that must have followed.

Wishing a speedy and full recovery to all involved,

DG800

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