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Originally Posted by Chock
It is easy to be judgemental about pilots decisions in such events...
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The pilots are the weakest link. Back in the case with the A-10s in Iraq it all fell down on the pilots. In the other accident 10 months ago, pilots again. Let's bet. I'll give you 1,000 posts if the pilots don't get most of the blame on this one. Of course they may have some blame for not being able to go around succesfully, but they wouldn't have to abort a landing at all in the first place if the runway had been closed and their flight diverted elsewhere.
As far as I'm aware the flight recorders are already on their way to the US, but I'm not sure on what condition.
A possible piece of evidence could corroborate the possibility raised by Chock about throttles being rammed forward. Back to the video:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dSgqCafZfBc
Pay attention to the 11-12 second or to the 30-31 second. There's a flash of light coming out of the left engine. Is it some sort of optical illusion or could it be fire from the excessive fuel suddenly being dumped in the engine? That would change everything. That's a pretty late point to ram the throttle forward.