American Airlines crash in Jamaica

[Limeyflyer]

Just saw a video of the crash site on CNN. Looks like that aircraft had a good airborne jump across the road at the end of the runway. Heck of a ride.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Anybody know if that runway is grooved?

 

[HalinTexas]

KIN is a looooong runway.

 

[BOOZENEWS]

They must have done a slam dunk arrival all the way from FL 410!! Was there a gas station at the end?

 

[JFReservist]

Flew in there a few times last week, one of them at night from MIA. There are a few gotcha's on the ILS... the LOC is offset to compensate for a huge tower, I think the ALS to 12 is out (and I don't remember there being a PAPI or VASI), and there is a helluva black hole effect with water surrounding about 80% of the runway. IF they had not hit the Manley "highway" and slid into the water... yikes!

Glad to hear there are no fatalities. Best of luck to the crew that will have to face all the crap awaiting them...

 

[ground stop]

a picture on the foxnews website shows what looks like an aa pilot pushing a pax in a wheel chair...

 

[jonjuan]

a picture on the foxnews website shows what looks like an aa pilot pushing a pax in a wheel chair...

That's the CA in the WC. It's past his bedtime.

 

[MCDU]

First Charlotte, now Kingston. At this rate the AMR pilots are really creating CHAOS. I guess slow taxiing has not done the trick. Time to get that contract and maybe they will stop destroying AMR planes.

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[SLUF4]

What happened in Charlotte?

 

[CaptSeth]

The last time I was in Kingston, the runway was a mess and not grooved. If it's wet, it's like ice and I assume the airplane was probably fairly heavy. There but for the grace of god...