Originally Posted by
Rockhound
Agree with J.O. Non-technical eye-witness accounts of aircraft accidents must be treated with extreme caution. That both engines would fail seems very odd but obviously the aircraft failed to gain altitude in the normal way.
Perhaps the aircraft was overweight. And rather than stall, and crash uncontrolled, the Captain chose to land in control. And when he had decided to land under control, with no other options, decided to eliminate all heat and fire sources he could control to prevent post crash fire(s).
Just speculation.
So the Captain may be a hero. I hope so.
I would rather die in the initial impact than burn to death. Neither happened !