Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20130706:21:16:00
The first officer who was landing this plane, i would guess they were doing it by hand and somehow got too low. aviation, flying a plane like this it has to have adequate airflow over the wings. if for some reason the airflow was not sufficient, maybe because the engines lost a little power momentarily, maybe the pilot didn't give it enough fuel or maybe they hit an air pocket or microburst that took away the airflow. that plane can drop like a rock if it doesn't have airflow over the wings. if they got a tail wind as they are approaching the runway, that plane all of a sudden doesn't have lif...
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