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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by kerflumexed
This article in NYC Aviation speculates the aircraft landed nose gear first causing the collapse and driving the nose gear strut up and into the E&E bay. Still conjecture but this matches my own theory and is supported by the videos that show a low deck angle. Time will tell.

Since the aircraft was maybe heavy since it was full, the pilot wanted to avoid the possibility of a Burbank over-run and get on the ground quickly. Again speculation.
If those sources are correct, that's no bueno for the pilots.

However, not really sure the PF (pilot flying) was worried about an overrun. Runway 4 is 7,000 feet long which is plenty of room for a 737. Hell, I used to watch WN 737's land on runway 17 at the old Austin Mueller airport. That runway was only 5,000 feet long.
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