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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-20-08 10:43 PM
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Plane accident at Denver Internation Airport...
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-20-08 10:56 PM
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1. Nobody seriously hurt thank gosh.
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Aviation Pro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-20-08 10:56 PM
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2. Low-level windshear.....
Edited on Sat Dec-20-08 11:01 PM by Aviation Pro
...was probably the culprit. The METAR at the time of the accident was the following:

KDEN 210134Z 29024G32KT 10SM FEW040 SCT100 M04/M18 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 28036/0123

(On edit the gobbledly gook reads: Denver International Airport, the 21st of the month at 0134 (6:34 PM local time), winds 290 (WNW) 24 knots gusting to 34, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 4000', scattered at 10000' (all altitudes above ground level), temperature -4 C (28 F), dew point -18 (16 F), altimeter 29.98 inches of mercury, remarks, peak wind 280 (WNW) 36 knots recorded at 0123).

The peak wind at 0123 (1823 local/6:23 PM) indicates that the aircraft, which was launching from runway 34, may have experience a shift from that peak intensity to the steady state component. This may have caused a loss of lift at VR (rotation speed) and led to the accident.

Fortunately, there were no serious injuries to either the passengers or the crew.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-20-08 11:25 PM
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3. Well DAMN! And I was always told that all pilots had to know
ENGLISH! I have no idea what kind of code that was, but thanks for the translation!
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 08:35 AM
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4. Does Continental Offshore their maintenance to Indonesia?
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