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Old 10th Jun 2015, 13:08
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Some posters appear to have missed post #32 by thwipt..

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ml#post9001053

According to this report in the local press (Japanese), the pilot of the JTA 737 claimed when debriefed that the controller called go around only after the plane had already touched down and applied reverse thrust, by which time it was not practical to comply.
I suppose that makes the real question.. Why didn't they see the obstruction?
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