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Old 14th Apr 2013, 03:34
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Originally Posted by Tangan
Not sure if it has been mentioned however simply "forgetting" to set the QNH could have caused this accident. If the pilots left standard 1013 set instead of the actual QNH of 1007 it would place the aircraft 180' low on the approach.
Combine this with poor visibility !!!!!
Errmmm... what do most pilots do when visual reference is lost after descending below the MDA?
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