Exclusive Video: Why Did This Landing Go Wrong?

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The article analyzes a viral video of a runway overshoot incident that occurred on St. Barthlemy's notoriously short runway.
An analysis of the incident determined that the primary cause was a lack of proper airspeed control.
Despite its reputation, the article notes that St. Bart's runway is not uniquely difficult compared to many other runways with similar surrounding terrain and obstacles.

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Another YouTube star is born. This time, it’s a runway overshoot on St. Barthlemy’s notoriously short runway 10/28. Several readers drew our attention to this video, and we’ve done an analysis on what went wrong. St. Bart’s is short, all right, but really not that different from a hundred other runways cluttered up with trees, towers, and close-in terrain. This is a stark, metal-bending lesson in airspeed control.

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