American A321 Charlotte(KCLT) August 15, 2015
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While the damage was "substantial", the airplane could still fly and make another approach & landing. While some may argue reaction time, the procedure appears to have been correctly executed.
Had they lowered the pitch attitude to 10 degrees as some suggest the aircraft would have impacted the ground much earlier with a greatly increased rate of decent in what certainly would have been a catastrophic accident with a large loss of life.
To dispel some of the myths touted above, and clarify advise given:-
Windshear Encounter
https://www.scribd.com/doc/35984283/Windshear-Incident
Winshear Training Aid; old but still relevant
http://flightcrewguide.com/wp-conten...-Aid-Vol-1.pdf
http://flightcrewguide.com/wp-conten...-Aid-Vol-2.pdf
http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...ar/AC00-54.pdf
Airbus
http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/medi...V_WX-SEQ02.pdf
http://flightsafety.org/files/alar_bn5-4-windshear.pdf
Windshear Encounter
https://www.scribd.com/doc/35984283/Windshear-Incident
Winshear Training Aid; old but still relevant
http://flightcrewguide.com/wp-conten...-Aid-Vol-1.pdf
http://flightcrewguide.com/wp-conten...-Aid-Vol-2.pdf
http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...ar/AC00-54.pdf
Airbus
http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/medi...V_WX-SEQ02.pdf
http://flightsafety.org/files/alar_bn5-4-windshear.pdf
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Photo of the Damage to the Plane
UPDATE: Photos show damage to US Airways jet after Saturday incident | | Dallas Morning News
intruder, this is more than questioning "reaction time"... with contact to approach lights, this could have easily resulted in a major accident similar to Eastern 66 at JFK 40 years ago.
ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-225 N8845E New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK)
intruder, this is more than questioning "reaction time"... with contact to approach lights, this could have easily resulted in a major accident similar to Eastern 66 at JFK 40 years ago.
ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-225 N8845E New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK)
