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Old 5th Jan 2014, 22:01
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con-pilot

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Okay, I have some additonal information.

The aircraft was a 601-3AR. They were making their second attempt at landing on 15. It crashed trying to land on 15, not 33. On the first approach they went around when they got a 30 plus knot tailwind component on short final.

Just prior to the accident the tower reported the wind to the crew as; "330@16, 1 minute average 330 @14 gusting 25".

From reports from another website, the crew was new to the aircraft, it was sold in October in Mexico City.


Tower ATC tape here;

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/ka...2014-1900Z.mp3

In the background at about 21:55 on the tape you can hear someone in the tower yelling "Go around, go around, go around!". Sobering.

From the pictures I have seen of the accident site, down valley was clear and the sun is/was shinning. For you here that are experienced Aspen pilots, know that is often the case, even with the local weather reporting overcast.

I will get a report from a crew that was in Aspen and saw the entire accident in about an hour or so. I'll relay it here.
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