INQUIRER.net: Asiana pilot asked to abort landing before fatal crash

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INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Asiana pilot asked to abort landing before fatal crash Jul 7th 2013, 23:22 SAN FRANCISCO – A pilot of the Asiana Airlines jet that crashed, killing two people at San Francisco airport, asked to abort the landing just 1.5 seconds before the plane smashed into the ground, US investigators said Sunday.   The flight data recorder also showed that the aircraft was traveling significantly slower than it should have been and the flight crew was warned that its engines were likely to stall.   The request to abort the landing was captured on the cockpit voice recorder, said National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Deborah Hersman, who is leading the crash probe.   Her announcement came minutes after a video obtained by CNN c... Keep on reading: Asiana pilot asked to abort landing before fatal crash Media files: asian-airlines.jpg (image/jpeg)

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