Captain Survives Crashing Into Mountain / Air China Flight 129 Crashes on Approach
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The Pilot's Testimonial - The Captain's Failure to Immediately Go Around
The captain could also have been more diligent about keeping an eye on his timer and accounting for the wind that was pushing them as well. To do a visual approach like this, you need to be able to see the runway the entire time. Once you lose sight of it, go around. Try agatm even if they did go around, anywyw, don't i speculate on thatim i'm not an airline pilot. I dontwat to speculate on that. So the investigators determine that the failure to initiate a go around at this point is an important factor in the circumstances that led to the accident.
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