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USA Jet DC-9 Crash in Mexico.
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Rumor has it they touched down on an adjacent road called "libramiento" which is a loop that surrounds the southern border of the airport.
According to the local newspaper, the crew never checked in with the Saltillo tower. Saltillo has a single CAT II runway, surrounded by mountains.
The Captain who was killed was an experienced 7,000 hour pilot. The first officer was badly burned and is in critical condition.
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Puzzling
Given they landed on a road, I'm wondering what caused the damage, since they were still on the road when coming to rest. Brings to mind the Southern on-road landing years ago had similar results.ASMEL-IA 1978 A&P-IA 1965 First Aloft 1954 DC-4
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Originally posted by Uncle JayGiven they landed on a road, I'm wondering what caused the damage, since they were still on the road when coming to rest. Brings to mind the Southern on-road landing years ago had similar results.
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Video of the crash
Here's a link to the video of the crash...
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Spanish comments on the video
A quick translation on the Spanish video:
The captain (ex-president of the pilots and owners association of Saltillo) explains on the video that the plane came with no control at all... approaching at 45 degrees to the runway.
In his opinion this was caused by a problem in the primary flight controls, and possibly, there were also problems with the engines.
The reporter asks why they didn't communicate with the control tower if they had electrical power (landing lights on).
The captain explains that the most likely cause is that the pilots were having problems from 5-10 minutes before, and they gave priority to landing. Serious problems controlling the aircraft, because they couldn't communicate with the tower.
They also mentioned that because of the aircraft problems, when they saw they couldn't make it to the runway, they aimed towards the highway next to the airport.
If anyone is interested, I may post a full translation in the following days.
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Originally posted by areynaldosA quick translation on the Spanish video:
The captain (ex-president of the pilots and owners association of Saltillo) explains on the video that the plane came with no control at all... approaching at 45 degrees to the runway.
In his opinion this was caused by a problem in the primary flight controls, and possibly, there were also problems with the engines.
The reporter asks why they didn't communicate with the control tower if they had electrical power (landing lights on).
The captain explains that the most likely cause is that the pilots were having problems from 5-10 minutes before, and they gave priority to landing. Serious problems controlling the aircraft, because they couldn't communicate with the tower.
They also mentioned that because of the aircraft problems, when they saw they couldn't make it to the runway, they aimed towards the highway next to the airport.
If anyone is interested, I may post a full translation in the following days.
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