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Old 23rd Jun 2017, 19:07
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Listening to the tapes, sounds like Thunderbird 8 went off the end (or side) of runway 6L after an ILS approach with heavy weather in the vicinity.

Thunderbird 8 is normally the callsign of the advance pilot and narrator.

T-bird 8 had earlier shot a missed approach to 24R with reports of extreme precip and windshear in the vicinity of the DAY airport. He discussed diverting for fuel and called his ops while he was loitering in the MOA between approaches. He decided to try an ILS to 6L, requested 'short vectors'. Tower winds reported 340/13G21, RVR 6000+.

After landing T-bird 8 reported that they were in the overrun. News reports said the aircraft was inverted and the occupant extrication may have been lengthy.

Time of the mishap was around 1630Z from the recordings.

Approaches and landing at the end of this liveatc.net clip:

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kd...2017-1600Z.mp3

ATC aftermath at the start of the next reel:

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kd...2017-1630Z.mp3

Picture here:

https://twitter.com/daytondailynews/...690048/photo/1
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