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If that is the cruciform I think it is, 2 teams of 2 could remove fasteners and the cruciform for inspection and reassble in 2 days...

Once you start work hardening that aluminum with repeated abuse, it's crack city and I'd definitely call it weak, especially around...

Basically. Only thing not known yet is would the wing have failed in an undamaged state, or was there previous damage or...

The slot is a section of cruciform plate. TSB's images do state the exact sequence of events has not been determined yet, so I don't...

How do simulator training programs handle hard landings? Are therr typically any limits on landing hard and being given a failing grade?

Optical illusion. If you pause this video at 54 seconds, there's a good shot of the side-stay with it's broken pieces.

Poor maintenance practices will also likely be brought up. Zinc phosphate rattle can on and around fasteners only means corrosion and...

I stand corrected. It's a minimum of 500ft to any person, vessel, building, vehicle, etc. It's a DoD/FAA agreement mostly aimed at high...

PDF of report "At 1412:43.6, the right main landing gear (MLG) contacted the runway. The aircraft was in a 7.5° bank to the right with...

TSB has released the prelim, though their web page is currently experiencing 403 errors. Photos of the landing gear are floating around...

It may differ from the Army, but part of the FAA's concession with allowing military air traffic through under visual separation rules...

I think we'll find out ATC had become complacent with the CAs due to how often they occured with no incidents. Just another day in the...

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ATC may have told them to cross behind, but ATC never confirmed they received and understood instructions. Had they heard to pass...

What they were thinking is likely all going to be speculation, so I doubt much will be said on that subject officially. The crew chief...