From another site:
Pakistan’s Minister for Civil Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan told reporters on Thursday the plane’s engines touched the ground three times on the first attempt at landing.
“The pilot never announced his landing gear wasn’t opening. He haphazardly touched the engines thrice with the ground,” Khan said.
“All marks are present [on the runway]. He was not at the proper height ... Control tower informed him you aren’t at the required height, lower your altitude,” he said, adding that the pilot replied, “I will manage.”
According to communications posted on liveatc.net, an aviation radio monitoring website, the pilot told the controllers “we are comfortable now” during the approach, but the reason for the remark has left most experts puzzled.
Shortly after the engines scraped along the runway in the aborted first landing attempt, the pilot reported problems in maintaining altitude, then said both engines had failed.
Investigators are expected to examine whether the engines shut down because of their collision with the runway, following what appeared to be a steeper and faster approach than normal.
The lower part of the engine housing contains key components including an accessory gearbox and hydraulic pumps.
“All sorts of things can happen to an engine if you bounce it down the runway,” a person familiar with its design said.
Dragging a jet engine along the ground at 200mph will not do it any good....just sayin'