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Old 5th Nov 2017, 17:43
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I have not read to the report, but is the speed quoted IAS or groundspeed?
Perhaps a Microburst from a thunderstorm causing a large tailwind during the landing was the cause of the problem.

Thunderstorms and wet runways have always been a source of problems. One such was when 8 RAAF Sabres came down to Tengah from Butterworth in the early 60s to reinforce the Singapore air defence. They arrived on a Saturday morning in a heavy tropical thunderstorm. The first landed and slid off the end into the Safeland barrier, his No2 diverted to Changi. The leader of the second pair slid off the side of the runway near to the end. No2 to Changi again. The third pair, the same except the leader was off the other side of the runway. The fourth pair also tried to land with the result that ATC tannoyed " Crash Crash Crash Another Sabre in the Barrier". No serious damage was done to the aircraft, and when the pilots came into the Mess we were all "very sympathetic"
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