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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:54 pm
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Originally Posted by USA_flyer
It is, but please let's wait for some official feedback before pointing fingers.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:54 pm
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Originally Posted by matthudski
Yeah, landed well short. On the rocks. How on earth did the plane stay relatively in one piece.
Good engineering design work by the boys up in Everett.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:55 pm
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Hope the 4 FAs sitting at the back, where the galley is, are fine.
seems like impact was worse at the back.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:55 pm
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Originally Posted by cwilson830
Either that or the pilot caused it.
Yep. New pictures on ABC (probably other stations as well just the one I am watching) show debris in the water, on the rocks and at the beginning of the runway.

Either something mechanical or botched landing. Doesn't seem to be weather related.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by apodo77
Yep. New pictures on ABC (probably other stations as well just the one I am watching) show debris in the water, on the rocks and at the beginning of the runway.

Either something mechanical or botched landing.
Yes, or sudden lost of power on approach..
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by warreng24
Good engineering design work by the boys up in Everett.
Well whatever happened, those structural engineers who designed the body need a massive trophy.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Lan44
Pilot error is a possible cause.
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing - so I guess this was a good one!
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by warreng24
Good engineering design work by the boys up in Everett.
It was mostly the folks in Renton.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Petrus
Wind shear or perhaps something similar to BA38?
CNN meteorologist said there was no wind shear, no marine layer and perfect conditions for flying at time of landing.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by USA_flyer
It is, but please let's wait for some official feedback before pointing fingers.
I wasn't trying to point fingers I was just responding to someone calling the pilot a hero. I hope he is.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by lorcancoyle
Now some debris shown in the water - so very clear that tail hit rocks. Question is was there a technical cause for that I suppose
Heard on the radio that "pilot may have radio'ed in about a control problem" - too vague a report to tell us much.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by matthudski
Well whatever happened, those structural engineers who designed the body need a massive trophy.
Indeed. Very similar to how the BA38 (also a 772) ended up a few years ago at LHR, although there was no fire on that occasion.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:57 pm
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On the news, they're saying everyone made it off alive.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:58 pm
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Fortunately, seems like the galley part got sheared off and not the FA/pax section at the rear.
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Old Jul 6, 2013, 1:58 pm
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Originally Posted by CDTraveler
Heard on the radio that "pilot may have radio'ed in about a control problem" - too vague a report to tell us much.
I think it's probably better to wait for a more official stance on this... With major events like this, so much misinformation spreads so quickly these days.

Hope everyone is okay.
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