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Old 23rd March 2009, 10:14 AM
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Just watching the footage now and the close up of the wreckage. Judging by the way the smoke is being blown away so sharply seems to indicate strong winds.
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Old 23rd March 2009, 10:29 AM
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Pilot and co-pilot now confirmed dead.

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A Narita Airport spokesman said that one of the airport's two runways was closed but could not say if passenger flights would be affected.

Narita is the main international airport for the Japanese capital and NHK said the plane crashed on the main runway.

Japanese media said the plane was a FedEx cargo flight from Guangzhou, China and a FedEx logo was clearly visible on the upturned remains of the aircraft.
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Old 23rd March 2009, 11:16 AM
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Aircraft registration is N526FE
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Old 23rd March 2009, 11:26 AM
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Pilot and co-pilot now confirmed dead.
goes without saying that the ops will be affected, its occurred on the long runway.
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Old 23rd March 2009, 11:46 AM
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RIP to the two pilots

I guess we can take some sort of comfort in the fact that it wasn't a fully boarded Passenger flight.
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Old 23rd March 2009, 04:33 PM
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Here is previous video of the A/C involved in todays accident.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJNwDnZlU9k
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Old 23rd March 2009, 05:25 PM
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Woooohhh. Thats was dramatic footage. Amazing watching a multi tonne aircraft flung over like a kite so close to landing. It is hard to believe it is possible until you see it. RIP to the aircrew and best wishes to the families.
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Old 23rd March 2009, 05:56 PM
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Wow, they really pushed the nose down after the first bounce, or maybe it was the wind. After such a hard touchdown, full power may have been the better choice, but I guess you had to be there.

My last ACARS pickup of this aircraft, N526FE, in Sydney was on the 21/2/2009. Prior to that it visited in October and December last year.
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Old 23rd March 2009, 06:05 PM
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Wow, they really pushed the nose down after the first bounce, or maybe it was the wind. After such a hard touchdown, full power may have been the better choice, but I guess you had to be there.
Definitely an interesting landing... Wind would have definitely played a part. Interesting that the plane landed up engines up, which you could see from the clip. Will be interesting to see the report on that one

RIP to the Pilots and families..
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Old 23rd March 2009, 06:33 PM
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My thoughts go out to the families of the victims - it must be terrible to see that footage.

Despite the events of the day, I think we really forget how safe air travel really is. Given the numbers of take offs and landings, and with all the factors causing accidents, it is amazing how safe air travel is.
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