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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 11:26 am
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biggreen
 
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In an update to this incident, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the plane landed with the parking brake on.

Recorded flight data show the Airbus A320-232's parking brake was engaged during approach at an altitude of 5,100 feet and stayed on throughout the Aug. 26 landing, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary finding.

The NTSB said the twin-engine jet rapidly decelerated, the four tires on its main landing gear blew out, and a minor tire fire erupted.
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