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To: DUMBGRUNT

Wow — belly scrape of the runway?

Supposed to be impossible.

Guess not.


3 posted on 05/28/2020 2:05:23 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("DonÂ’t mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: freedumb2003
Wow — belly scrape of the runway? Supposed to be impossible. Guess not.

Both engine nacelles scraped the runway with the landing gear NOT lowered. The engine accessory gearbox which drives the fuel pumps, etc, is on the lower portion of the engine. These were likely damaged when the engines hit the runway - twice - and caused both engines to fail.

PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES #8303 UPDATE #2 23 May 2020

Pakistan International Airlines #8303 Runway Evidence- Update #3 24 May 2020

25 posted on 05/28/2020 2:48:10 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
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To: freedumb2003

belly scrape

My uncle did that once, his Piper was not going quite that fast. As an air traffic controller in the Marine corps one phrase about 5 miles out was wheelsdown.


31 posted on 05/28/2020 2:59:09 PM PDT by Jolla
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