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Old 3rd Jul 2012, 03:06
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misd-agin
 
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For what its worth, it was an autoland attempt.
The airplane experienced a massive tailwind gust just before minimums and pitched down to pick up profile. The A/P was disconnected below minimums to pitch back up for the flare and was too late. Rest all on video.
Of course this is just what the lil birdie tells me...

That sounds like an over-reliance on automation or late transition to the level of automation appropriate for the conditions.
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