Plane crash in South Carolina

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 09/27/2018 at 18:00 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin' 09/27/2018 at 18:05

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Not good. Looks like it may have come down short of the runway. 

WilliamsSW > Just Jeepin' 09/27/2018 at 18:20

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Ugh.  That’s awful.  Hopefully the reports about 2 deaths end up being overstated.

Just Jeepin' > WilliamsSW 09/27/2018 at 18:25

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Sounds like the toll is more  likely to rise. Two in critical condition.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Just Jeepin' 09/27/2018 at 18:59

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that’s where E90M3 lives if I recall correctly

it’s truly a shame, hoping for a full recovery for the survivors 

Spanfeller is a twat > Just Jeepin' 09/27/2018 at 19:22

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I bet Ham No has a particularly stupid opinion about a crashed private jet.

Just Jeepin' > Spanfeller is a twat 09/27/2018 at 19:47

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I’m unfamiliar with that nick. 

PatBateman > Spanfeller is a twat 09/27/2018 at 20:54

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But he’s an egotistical socialist  asshole, so I don’t give a shit about his hot takes (and neither should you).

Jayvincent > Just Jeepin' 09/27/2018 at 21:44

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I don’t want to speculate, but from the wikepedia page:

The FAA Southern Region recently selected GMU to receive its General Aviation Airport Safety Award. The award is presented to a general aviation airport in the Southeast that makes outstanding efforts to increase flight safety. GMU accomplished this by completing numerous safety-enhancing projects. Of particular note, GMU was the first general aviation airport in the nation to install an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) in the latter part of 2003. EMAS rapidly and safely decelerates aircraft that have overrun the active runway by utilizing energy absorbing material. In the summer of 2006, this system was credited with saving five passengers and a $20 million Falcon 900 jet that overran Runway 1 due to a brake malfunction.

Evidently the crash happened after landing on runway 1/19 which is 5,393ft long. The Falcon 50 info page states:

The Falcon 50 requires 4,700 feet of runway to take off and needs only 2,150 feet of runway to land.    

Weather at the time was reported as overcast.

I’ve ridden in F-50s and similar size business jets;  always felt safe, but this one gives me chills. A moment of solemn silence and reflection for those two pilots and their passengers.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Just Jeepin' 09/28/2018 at 05:19

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not good