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--------------------------------------- Lockheed C-130 crash Eindhoven.

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Shortly before the actual landing was to have taken place, the crew of the Hercules initiated what is known as a missed approach procedure. This involved the crew fully opening the throttle with a view to circling in order to approach the runway again. This procedure was not in accordance with the announcements made during the aforementioned radio communication that took place when the aircraft was in the vicinity of Thorn - a 'full-stop landing' had been announced at that juncture. The decision to conduct a missed approach procedure can therefore only be explained from the assumption that the pilots must have believed that it was impossible at that moment to undertake a safe landing. Investigations have shown that a large number of birds, which the aircraft incidentally also struck, were located at the top of the runway. It must be assumed that the crew observed the birds at the last moment, and then made the decision to undertake a missed approach procedure. Air Traffic Control was not notified of this decision, owing presumably to lack of time.

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The wreck at Eindhoven Airport.

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Picture of the wreck.

Stichting Herculesramp 1996.

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