Over Extended Rotation In Asiana Crash

[rsmith6621]

The debris field is consistent with that if you look at the touchdown zone and also landing short. You don't land on asphalt with this heavy of an aircraft.


Also. I produced the very first flight release/plan for this very HULL when the aircraft was being delivered to LAX from Boeing in Everett WA. I have that HULL in my control while on the ground at Seattle at least 20 times supervising the loading and unloading of bags and PAX. This was the first extended range 777 for Asiana.


I am slightly entertained listening to the BROADCAST IDIOTS try to make a story strech with speculation.


Here is the late HL7742 days before it left Boeing for commercial operations.

[mr_hat]

1. She served her pax well. RIP. nt

[Duckhunter935]

2. beautiful aircraft

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. Can you explain

Are you saying that they came up short, or landed to hard/fast/whatever?

The tail section and both engines were gone - were they sheared off by landing or something else?

Thanks for your insight. Thats a great photo.

[Duckhunter935]

4. my guess

landed short, nose to high. Tail snapped off upon hitting seawall. Gear snapped due to hard landing, engines snapped off as gear snapped. Why it happened only time and the black boxes will tell for sure.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. Thanks. "engines snapped off as gear snapped"

Aren't the engines 20 or so feet higher than the landing gear?

[Duckhunter935]

7. meant slightly after

Gear snapped and engines hit the ground. I do not think the mounts are designed to take all of that force. Might be wrong on that. One engine is actually in front of one of the wings.

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. Ah - thanks!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. I didn't realize Boeing painted them for the carrier...

I always assumed they went out base...

sP

Onedit...
Cool video of the buildout process and painting...

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