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Old 8th Sep 2016, 17:01
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Ian W
 
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Originally Posted by Bleve
There is no mention of a bounce in the report. They got an overshoot shear in the flare, which caused them to float down the runway due to excess IAS (energy). Right gear touched down 1100m from the threshold followed by the left gear, then the 'LONG LANDING' warning, then the problems began.
There is no explicit mention of the bounce but the initial 'touch down' caused one of the FA's seat to collapse, all the blinds in one of the cabins dropped closed and some of the cabin oxygen masks dropped.

The subsequent gear up touch down seems to have been more gentle.
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