+Swordsman422 61 Posted July 6, 2013 A 777 airliner crash-lands on approach. http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/06/us/california-plane-incident/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
busdriver 35 Posted July 6, 2013 The carrier is Asiana... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Swordsman422 61 Posted July 7, 2013 Yeah, whoops. My bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted July 7, 2013 Another Boeing 777 incident too... Whether it's a technical issue or not, Boeing's gotta be pretty nervous that their new ride showing up in the news like this. In the reports I've been reading, one of the survivors was saying it seemed like they were going to land short with the pilot powering up just before landing. There have been other witnesses on the ground saying the aircraft veered off the runway shortly after hitting. We'll know soon enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Erik 1,812 Posted July 7, 2013 Altimeter. Pilot Error. One look at all those red VASI lights should have been clue #1. Someone stopped flying the aircraft and was just along for the ride. Tragedy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted July 7, 2013 Another Boeing 777 incident too... Whether it's a technical issue or not, Boeing's gotta be pretty nervous that their new ride showing up in the news like this. In the reports I've been reading, one of the survivors was saying it seemed like they were going to land short with the pilot powering up just before landing. There have been other witnesses on the ground saying the aircraft veered off the runway shortly after hitting. We'll know soon enough. No, the 787 is the new one. The 777 has been around for almost 20 years IIRC. This one was 7 years old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted July 7, 2013 sad for the girls perished in the crash.. lucky enough no more fatalities I guess we'll find out more when the NTSB will finish their investigation and publish the findings.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,303 Posted July 8, 2013 The plane came in much to slow. The nose was very high, so the tail hits the runway. Pilot error. Sometimes i believe, that the modern pilots are to much dependant on computers instead to fly a plane by feel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites