On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:17:17 -0500, "Bob Furtaw"
wrote:

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From: "Ron A."
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:53 PM
Subject: BA 777 crash at Heathrow

It almost sounds like reverse thrust came on at least one engine.

Steeper than normal glideslope and offset from runway center line.

"Kloudy via AviationKB.com" u33403@uwe wrote in message
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Blueskies wrote:
What the heck happened? Fuel starvation? Doesn't sound like wind shear
could have been an issue.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...inplane17.html

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I'm betting on wind shear or microburst...or he was told "land and hold
short" Bob F.


Bob

If he was told to "land and hold" this could well set up pilot to
reduce A/S to try to comply and getting behind the power curve. With a
excessive rate of descent he could have cobbed the engines and there
was not enough power to overcome the behind the power curve sink at
the altitude he had and he hit short.

I'm sure all remember early airbus bird, that with the Company Pilot
and Airbus Wheels in it, made a slow low altitude pass over, I forget
just what they were having on the ground,and bird got behind the power
curve and sank into the trees and crashed. Red faces all over Airbus.

We really don't have enough data to make a good professional
evaluation of what happened so this just a sanerio of what could have
happened.. Anxious to see what black boxes show.

Pardon any misspelled words. Had out patient laser surgery and will
have a catheter and bag for next thee days (


Big John