The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has published a new report into the fatal crash of a B-17G warbird at Bradley International Airport on Oct. 2, 2019.
The report said the pilot, Ernest “Mac” McCauley, had likely lowered the landing gear too early which lead to the aircraft landing short of the runway.
“The B-17 could likely have overflown the approach lights and landed on the runway had the pilot kept the landing gear retracted and accelerated to 120 mph until it was evident the airplane would reach the runway,” the report said.
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