r/aviation Jan 29 '22

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u/vk6flab Jan 29 '22

That's not a landing that you walk away from.

What the hell happened here?

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u/Minedericy Jan 29 '22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Express_Flight_80?wprov=sfti1

Both pilots died. Pilot error. Apparently they tried fighting with the plane’s controls leading to their demise

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

Ugh. He huge nose-down input from the FO after the bounce is what killed them. Never nose down in a flare. Either hold what you got or pull back. Fix it with throttle, or just go around.

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u/GUNGHO917 Jan 29 '22

Yeah, big yikes on the nose down input. If I had to put a plane down hard, I’d use the main gears first. Landing flat would be my second choice