Emirates 777 crash

[flyboy0681]

Sounds similar to the Asiana crash at SFO three years ago. According to this report, the tower had to remind the plane to lower the gear.

 

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/emirates-airline-flight-crash-lands-093602755.html

 

 

[carusoam]

From the standard of raggy papers....  Best regards, -a-

http://usat.ly/2aONQb8

Miracle in Dubai: 300 survive jet crash-landing and fire

[flyboy0681]

The only miracle is that nobody died because others were going to the overhead bins to grab their luggage before evacuating, 

Their ought to be a law.

[carqwik]

According to some postings on pprune.net, the story about the tower telling the plane to lower the gear is not true; it originated from reporters listening to an ATC tape and misinterpreting certain instructions.  Sounds like high temp, high winds with windshear....plane landed hard, bounced, and the crew somehow botched the go around or got hit with a massive tailwind and the plane settled back onto the runway while the gear was in transit upwards....

To make it Mooney related...botched landings are always a cause for concern in any size plane.

[Hank]

Isn't that what happened to the K-model at Oshkosh? Bounced landing somehow collapsed his gear?

[jetdriven]

It's just as likely, or even  more likely, that the pilot grabbed the gear handle by mistake. Muscle memory takes over. 

[aaronk25]

The only miracle is that nobody died because others were going to the overhead bins to grab their luggage before evacuating, 

Their ought to be a law.

It's apparent decay of society extends beyond the United States. Wouldn't someone think in the back of their mind that they might be costing someone their life when they have to grab that all important laptop or roll on.

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[FloridaMan]

On 8/5/2016 at 4:33 PM, Hank said:

Isn't that what happened to the K-model at Oshkosh? Bounced landing somehow collapsed his gear?

I forced mine down in a field going hot because I needed to stop before the neighborhood. The field was full of 4ft weeds and multiple terraces and drops. I was around 2500-2650 lbs and my gear held up fine. 

[jetdriven]

The gear wont hold up if its rigged incorrectly or the left seat occupant starts throwing swiches and levers and accidentally grabs the gear handle.  It can happen, the web is full of them, including this board.