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crew to initiate a go-around or to catch each other's mistakes including disengaging the autobrakes. Another contributing factor was the pilots not choosing the easier approach for runway 23. This was a longer runway perpendicular to runway 14. At the time of the accident, the first 1,767 feet (539 m) of runway 23 was closed for light and marking work. The
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Five seconds later, Flight 4854 sped off the end of the asphalt at 77 knots (143 km/h; 89 mph) and slid down an embankment. The nose and body landing gears collapsed, and engines 2 and 3 were ripped from each wing. The aircraft finally came to rest, in a grassy area just short of a public
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285:. Flight 4854's route took it from
33:N908AR, after overrunning Runway 14
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960:Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831
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757:Lau, Rebbeca (November 7, 2018).
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579:Staff, Wings (June 30, 2021).
551:"Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway"
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382:Southwest Airlines Flight 1248
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710:www.reddeeradvocate.com
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