"Ralph Nesbitt"
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"David CL Francis" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 at 04:28:19 in message
, Ralph Nesbitt
wrote:
What do you mean by 'after the second landing'? My information is
that only one landing took place and the nose wheel collapsed
during
braking.
The green light had not come on for the nose leg after using the
emergency system to drop the wheels.

Ref: 'Emergency: Crisis on the Flight Deck' by Stanley Stewart
--
David CL Francis

IRC the A/C bounced after the first touch down, touching down some
2,000'
down the Ry after the bounce per the final report.

No mention of that in Stanley Stewart's book; I quote:

"Pearson touched down perfectly within 800ft of the threshold at
about 175 knots but as he did so the two pilots saw to their horror
that people and vehicles milled about at the far end of the runway.
Children were playing and cycling in the area. Beyond the activity
there were tents and caravans in which the racing drivers and their
families were staying for the week end. The 767 sped towards the
gathering with no reverse power or ground spoilers available to help
slow the machine. In one camper vehicle parked near the runway a
racer's wife, Jo Ann Barry, was washing dishes after their evening
meal when she heard a boy shout that a jet was landing.

'I opened the camper door and there was this huge plane coming at
us.'

Pearson hit the brakes hard and the aircraft reduced speed, but as it
did so the unlocked nose wheel collapsed. The nose dropped to the
ground and the nose wheel was forced back into the housing. Showers
of sparks were thrown into the air as the nose section scarped along
the ground. As it turned out, the fallen nose gear was a blessing in
disguise for the friction slowed the aircraft rapidly and the 767
shuddered to a halt well short of the race meeting."

If you have a better source of information let me know - I have a
number of books on airliner accidents and am always interested to
hear of more.
--
David CL Francis

This tread was originally about the 757 that landed in the Azores
after both engines shut down due to fuel starvation. That is the
incident I am referring to. Apparently you are referring to the 767
incident referred to as "The Glimli Glider" incident. Perhaps we are
confused over which incident each of us are referring to.
Ralph Nesbitt
Professional FD/CFR/ARFF Type
Posting From ADA

Well, it was an A330 in the Azores, Ralph!

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