Then, in the absence of the plane going into a flat spin, how do you explain a flat belly down crash landing with no evidence of forward motion.
That was my question. Maybe a hydraulic loss, they tried to limp back to the coast, going slower in prep for a possible ejection, then a total loss of hydraulics (which means no flight controls) so eject...the plane enters a flat spin without them.
I don’t know. I just found the picture of the crash site unusual. I’d have expected either a hole or a furrow...
**with no evidence of forward motion.**
You mean kinda like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMxXHY1f8Xk&feature=related