Old 02-01-2022, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Gordie H View Post
The more I think about it, the more it makes sense the pilots couldn’t have known about the strike. What professional crew wouldn’t report possibly FOD’ing out a runaway? Or even if you weren’t sure you heard something hit but had a sense you might of…you’d report that to ATC and request a message be sent to airfield management for confirmation.

Wrt the video – those passengers were sitting towards the back of the plane…how did it actually sound up in the cockpit?
Maybe. But it appears the tail hit so hard it knocked the pax around. Maybe not as noticeable up front.
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