Originally Posted by
Busboy
Maybe they had a 50kt tailwind at 500ft, that turned around to a 10kt headwind on the ground. And, they briefed for the greater than 1000fpm.
Or, maybe they were victims of the ACF program and crappy and excessive vectoring in above 2000/3 conditions. And, were afraid to go around due to possible fuel starvation.
Sometimes, what looks like something dangerous to the varsity, sitting on the ground, might actually be the safest thing someone could do.