AVweb Classic: Why This Landing Went Bad

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Key Takeaways:

  • St. Barts airport is notorious for its challenging runway, characterized by its short and narrow design, and a tall hill near one end.
  • The difficult landing conditions at St. Barts have historically led to pilot errors and accidents.
  • AVweb's Paul Bertorelli provides a detailed analysis of a specific landing incident at St. Barts, explaining what went wrong.
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St. Barts, in the eastern Caribbean, is famous for having a short, narrow runway with a tall hill off one end. It’s tricky to get into and more than one pilot has come to grief in trying. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli reviews a landing that went wrong and why.

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