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Old 13th Aug 2016, 12:18
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harry the cod
 
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Hamish McBush

Many years ago, a Britannia Airways 737-200 carried out an approach in poor visibility into Leeds Bradford. The crew consisted of a very junior and inexperienced Second Officer, with a highly experienced Captain, ex RAF and a reputation for abruptness and high autocracy on 'his' flight deck. The Captain went below minimums and the Second Officer called G/A twice. The Captain then initiated a G/A and called for gear up. He then saw the lights and proceeded to dive for the runway after initiating a pull up and even after calling for the retraction of the undercarriage. The aircraft landed hard, very hard, and many panels opened within the cabin including masks and luggage bins. What saved them, was under the huge stress of the event, the S/O had selected OFF instead of UP and the gear had remained down.

Never, ever try to predict human behaviour in unplanned and stressful situations. The only thing that's certain is uncertainty.

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