Been following this sporadically whilst away and looking at the aftermath wreckage I think it's amazing only two were killed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23216587

This isn't the first unusual landing at San Francisco International. In 1968, a JAL airliner landed in the Bay after a pilot error caused the plane to come in just short of the runway. The plane actually had a rather soft landing and was fully upright and, with the landing gear alreday down, the fuselage was just above the water line:


http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/2...968-reprinted/

SFO has long been a thorn in pilot's sides. Landing there means dealing with fast, thick fog, strong winds, and what amounts to landing on a static carrier deck...

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Here is CNN's video, slightly better than the one on YT - despite it being the same footage!

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/vi...red-hayes.html

A lot of the injuries appear to be from being at the back, going to make for an interesting inquiry.

Initial data confirms the guy was too low and too slow. They tried to power out but it was way to late, they needed 8-10 seconds more at least. The poc was in training with 43 hrs in the 777. However, he had multiple, highly experienced pilots onboard (and likely in the cockpit with him).