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Old 4th Feb 2013, 08:44
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avionimc
 
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In the case of the almost new Kingfisher ATR, airspeed was way above Vref:





Talking to some local pilots there, many add the full gust factor to Vapp; others even add the full gust factor plus the wind speed to Vapp and Vref.

Results of misunderstanding or ignoring Vref are shown in the pictures.

I just happened to land a few minutes earlier and was on the ramp when this happened in 2009 (RWY 27A LDA = 5587 ft.)

NB: they did NOT re-paint it, they just removed the engines and the airframe remained in the runway object-free area (ROFA) for months.

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