On 14 Jan 2018 16:32:31 -0800, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pegasus-airlines-trabzon-airport-accident_us_5a5b5214e4b0fcbc3a10e3bc
>
>northeast coast showed a passenger plane teetering precariously on a steep
>slope, its nose pointing toward the waters of the Black Sea below, after the jet
>skidded off the runway as it was attempting to land.
>
>Incredibly, none of the 168 passengers and crew members on board the Pegasus
>Airlines flight were hurt in the incident, according to Reuters. Everyone was
>safely evacuated.
>
>https://youtu.be/8c_BsGDdjOc
>
>The Turkish airline said in a statement that the Boeing 737-800 aircraft had
>landed.
>
>state-run news agency Anadolu.
>
>An investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched, reported the
>BBC. Provincial governor Yucel Yavuz said the Trabzon airport was closed for
>several hours while authorities conducted a probe into the incident.
>
Here is a video of them recovering the aircraft, I assume it will be a
total loss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuhmN1yeSE4
I doubt we will learn about the results of the investigation but, it
sure seems like if the pilot wasn't drunk, there must have been damage
/ debris on the runway or a problem with the nose gear.
I guess there could have been a powerful gust of crosswind, but I
didn't read anything about that.
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