Descent Rate Cited in Southwest Overrun
An unstabilized approach may have been a factor in the March landing accident of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 at Burbank, Calif. Preliminary NTSB data show the aircraft beginning its final descent from 3,000 feet, just four miles from the airport. The airliner touched down at approximately...
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