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Old 8th May 2017, 17:05
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Originally Posted by Magplug
they crashed hard at a steep crossing angle to the centreline. That strongly suggests that the aircraft was not under control when it hit the runway -.
No! Ya think????

Originally Posted by Magplug
Speculation about which type of approach they were flying...... and how this precipitated the crash is pretty immaterial
Au contraire. The fact that they were flying a non precision approach which was more than 30 degrees out of alignment from the runway, with an MDA above the reported ceiling may be *very* material to why they lost control.

As for why they chose that approach, no, that's not terribly relevant, but it's certainly something pilots would tend to wonder.
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