If the pic of the a/c is the accident airplane, it will land on its nosewheel if some action is not forthcoming. It looks as though the plan is to hurry arrival with airspeed. Not a stable approach.
After several views, I put the velocity at impact with the highway at approx. 100 knots.
Brakes was my first thought, but if light and late, what would excellent brakes have accomplished?
214: my method was different, though I used the excellent diagrams also. I also see that the a/c lurched up as it breached the concrete wall prior to the ditch. I made use of the clock and the fuselage length to arrive at approx. 150 feet per second. Very rough, could be off by alot.
Regards.
Last edited by Lyman; 30th Dec 2012 at 18:32.