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Old 29th Oct 2014, 13:39
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Reading the group chairman's factual report she reduced thrust to idle at flaps 40, took control and decided the nose was too low for flaps 40 so pulled back to raise nose and added thrust as they impacted the runway.

When landing flaps 40 on a B737 reducing to idle before descent is stopped is always an absolute disaster unless you have a lot of excess airspeed.
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