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Old 13th May 2014, 19:24
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True enough, aa73. They, like anyone else who sits at front of a jet, have been led in to a classic error chain. The blame for which, is usually distributable in all directions.

That said, regardless of met conditions, any competent, safe crew would have abandoned an attempt at landing that deep, regardless of conditions.

We're the last line. Binning an unstable/out of limits/deep approach is often the final link in the chain to be broken. It should, in most instances (this one included) be an easy decision.

If the wind was 120/20 and th rwy dry, any competent pilot with a priority on safety would still go-around when he's half way down the runway with all wheels in the air.

In summary; yes, we've all seen and been part of error chains, and nobody blames the pilots exclusively for that.

Trying to press on with a landing, thousands of feet beyond the touch down zone is criminal negligence.