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The Citation Jet Pilots Owners Association has developed a new way to help pilots avoid unnecessary go-arounds.

The Citation Jet Pilots Owners Association has developed a new way to help pilots avoid unnecessary go-arounds.

Is very safe. >> absolutely. in fact this is the first time there has been a very large airliner in a fatal crash in the united states since november, 2001 here in new york this is an unprecedented period in american aviation ask a long time between major accidents so this is going to be something that will be looked at closely. >> we're talking about anything pilots could have done. you were describing debris trail in the fact that you know, maybe they tried to pull up and couldn't and they were able to get the plane down not to have more casualties. >> from what the witness statements of the...

We know something has gone wrong, something terrible as ever. it difficult. you know, your instincts take over you don't know what's going on. >> was it loud? was it screaming. >> yeah, the moment it touched the runway it was pretty loud. >> todd curtis former boeing engineer. start with the plane, the boeing 777, when you look at pictures and see where it hit, just at the edge of the runway, close to the water, what does it tell you? >> it tell me, if nothing else the approach was more shallow than should have been. they landed or the touchdown point was far short of where they intended. it s...

Is very safe. >> absolutely. in fact this is the first time there has been a very large airliner in a fatal crash in the united states since november, 2001 here in new york this is an unprecedented period in american aviation ask a long time between major accidents so this is going to be something that will be looked at closely. >> we're talking about anything pilots could have done. you were describing debris trail in the fact that you know, maybe they tried to pull up and couldn't and they were able to get the plane down not to have more casualties. >> from what the witness statements of the...