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Cowboy pilot says to hell with basics and forges on into a landing in a severe thunderstorm, arriving pretty much simultaneously with the gust front that one could probably fairly accurately deduce from the radar?
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He mis-calculated the crosswind component and forgot to arm the spoilers?
It seems that this crash has several pertinent factors and some gray areas.
Basics:
-Don't go shooting approaches into bad ass thunderstorms.
-Think twice about landing at crazy crab angles in bad ass thunderstorms.
-Beware late nights and long duty hours.
-Beware "Get there tunnel vision".
Procedural:
-Be sure to consider duty hour constraints, meeting the letter of the law, and the poor, heavily-delayed passengers in your discussion of landing vs. diverting.
-Note winds, change runways, follow complex procedures for operating an MD-80.
-Determine if the crosswind meets your operational rules incorrectly.
-Approach Checklist item #7. Spoilers...Armed...NOT
OR
He mis-calculated the crosswind component and forgot to arm the spoilers?
It seems that this crash has several pertinent factors and some gray areas.
Basics:
-Don't go shooting approaches into bad ass thunderstorms.
-Think twice about landing at crazy crab angles in bad ass thunderstorms.
-Beware late nights and long duty hours.
-Beware "Get there tunnel vision".
Procedural:
-Be sure to consider duty hour constraints, meeting the letter of the law, and the poor, heavily-delayed passengers in your discussion of landing vs. diverting.
-Note winds, change runways, follow complex procedures for operating an MD-80.
-Determine if the crosswind meets your operational rules incorrectly.
-Approach Checklist item #7. Spoilers...Armed...NOT
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