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Old 12th Aug 2015, 16:36
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Originally Posted by Pace
...I cannot get my head around an experienced pilot who was mentally aware putting that aircraft down with no possibility of it stopping which as an aware and experienced pilot he would have known
The only way I can make sense of it is if, by the time he'd realised it wasn't going to work, he believed that going around wouldn't have worked either, and that the 'least-worst' option was to land ahead.

Assuming he's fully configured for landing with the engines at flight idle, would he have a problem clearing the fence after initiating a go around at 135kt with 380m remaining? Easy enough in anything I've ever flown, but I've no idea how long it would take for the engines to spool up on a Phenom.

You can paint yourself into a corner in any type, but I'd imagine the risk is greater with a jet & a short runway.

That, of course, doesn't explain why he didn't throw this approach away much earlier.
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