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Frontier Airlines plane overshoots runway at Reagan airport near D.C., comes to a stop in the grass
A Frontier Airlines flight overshot the runway at Reagan International Airport near Washington, D.C., on Friday night before coming to a stop in a grassy area, according to reports. Frontier Flight 538 from Denver landed at 10:30 p.m. ET, according to FOX 5 in D.C. No injuries were reported. (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Re people arguing that the pilots were pressured into bad decision making by Frontier so as to stay on schedule: Yes, management IS always looking for ways to save time but I have flown for two major US carriers and we have NEVER been told to compromise safety in the interest of schedule-keeping. The occasional pilot may suffer an attack of get-there-itis but I've never felt the slightest pressure from management to save time at the expense of safety.
Detailed video about the incident:
https://youtu.be/EnFj5lEXDT0
https://youtu.be/EnFj5lEXDT0
Last ADS-B hit has him doing 162 knots over the ground descending at 844 ft./min.
That seems at least little hot.
That seems at least little hot.
At what height? I get asked by atc to maintain 160 or better until short final all the time at busy airports. That descent rate is right on a 3 degree glide slope as well...
The last hit was at 100 ft. MSL which would be 84 ft. above the threshold. And yes, the speed and descent rate are right on the money for a 3 degree slope.
Have you landed at DCA before? I can't speak from a pilot's perspective, but as a passenger, you're going faster than normal, hit the ground, and get thrown forward as they brake aggressively. That's one of the reasons I really love flying to DCA, with the others being its proximity to everything in DC and Metro stop at the airport.
agreed - approaching from the northwest is as visually appealing as much as it is hair-raising. Certainly one of the more spirited approaches in the US.
Brian, approach speed is based on aircraft weight, not the airport so you are not going any faster at DCA than DFW for the same weights. I was based there for 10 years flying MD-80s and 737-800s. Yes, with 6,800 of runway, breaking is more aggressive than on 13,000 feet at DFW. Even with a wet runway, landing in the normal "touchdown zone" should allow plenty of room for stopping.