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Old 6th Jul 2013, 23:08
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A4

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The profiles shown in PaperTigers post indicte (if accurate) that the approach started from a higher altitude than the "normal"other approach. So, possibly, high with idle power, trying to correct to a normal visual picture? An over correction (profile flattens) and then a "dive" back towards profile but overdone with thrust reducing to idle.....sinks in short final.....pulls and hits tail?

Eyewitnesses say it was "wobbly". Possibly a PIO with resultant low power?

Speculation but how else do you manage to smack the tail and take it off 1000' short of the TDZ?

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