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Old 11-13-2019 | 03:27 PM
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Duffman
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Originally Posted by GoMissed
Very Good points, but IMHO they didn't run out of runway, the crosswind and lack of tire friction weathervaned the plane and off roading they went.
(Educated guesswork based upon video, weather, audio)
Landing distance wasn’t an issue.
The way I understand it is that the landing gear snapped, which is what caused the sudden runway excursion.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11...-airport-snow/

From the video it looked like they were holding it pretty straight on the runway (and I'm assuming on centerline) until the gear broke.
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