The Crash of BA038

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Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Peter Burkill, captain of British Airways Flight 38, provides his personal account of the January 17, 2008 crash at Heathrow.
The incident involved a Boeing 777 with 152 people experiencing an uncommanded dual engine rollback, causing it to crash short of the runway.
The content focuses on Burkill's experience during the event, with a follow-up podcast available covering the aftermath.

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Peter Burkill was captain of British Airways Flight 38, a Boeing 777 with 152 aboard, when it suffered an uncommanded dual engine rollback and crashed short of the runway at Heathrow on January 17, 2008. This is what he experienced, in his words.

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