So he was an emergency before the go-around? I'm guessing you didn't hear the nature of it though.

 

You called it.. DFW afternoon news say's he's deceased. Sad day.

 

Really? I can think of several accidents that totaled the plane, had fuel on board, and didn't catch fire. Also, one of the reports said the responders couldn't enter the homes immediately due to poor structural integrity and copious amounts of fuel.

Just sayin'

 

Can't remember if that's the guy I met. Terrible either way. You must have known him USMC, it's a tragedy.

 

I look at the pictures and read the account and I too am amazed their are any survivors.

 

Several possibilities come to mind. Being that much of the aircraft is intact and/or available and the fact that it didn't burn will be a big help to the investigators. It could have been a major electrical issue; wiping out flight information and even communication. If it was a severe enough electrical issue the pilot might have intentionally shut down all power to stop or mitigate smoke or fire; that potentially could have caused other problems... It could have been a configuration or trim issue on the go; who knows? When I had my experience with an electrical problem, quickly followed by a cockpit full of smoke; I sure did not mess around pulling CB's and such. I shut everything down by feel, ran the drill as best I could and hoped for the best, not fun... Regardless, I do think the NTSB will come up with the correct answer on this one.

 

Luckily there survivors from on board, who can shed some light onto what might have been going on in the cockpit at the time.

 

https://twitter.com/bizjet101/status/314054547205140480 crash caught on CCTV security camera.

 

Wow can't believe there were any survivors after seeing that. I wish them a quick recovery.

 

Seriously... I would consider it a miracle anyone survived that.