Discussion on https://avherald.com/h?article=520c0e2b&opt=0 seems to tend towards pilot error. Plane's ILS may not have locked on to glide slope and pilots went too low and too fast. Maybe missed the point where they should've gone around.
But all just speculation, and I'm just summarizing too. It'll take some time to get answers, all we seem to have right now is alarmist politicians milking the topic.
I had to shorten the title due to limit. It was a cargo plane operating for DHL.
Honestly the shortening buried the fact that it's a cargo flight and made it more shocking/clickbaity - I heard about a plane crashing in Lithuania before I saw your headline so I was aware which crash was being referred to.
Adding " (DHL cargo) " before "crashes" would've fit the title limitations...
Unexpected part of this is that most pilots survived the crash. I don't understand how that's possible given the explosion visible on CCTVs
The explosions triggered way before crash, terrorism not ruled out (see links below)
So if the plane exploded even in the air, how could the pilots survive?
Reports of explosions prior to crash, local police does not rule out terror attack yet.
Discussion on https://avherald.com/h?article=520c0e2b&opt=0 seems to tend towards pilot error. Plane's ILS may not have locked on to glide slope and pilots went too low and too fast. Maybe missed the point where they should've gone around.
But all just speculation, and I'm just summarizing too. It'll take some time to get answers, all we seem to have right now is alarmist politicians milking the topic.
I had to shorten the title due to limit. It was a cargo plane operating for DHL.
Honestly the shortening buried the fact that it's a cargo flight and made it more shocking/clickbaity - I heard about a plane crashing in Lithuania before I saw your headline so I was aware which crash was being referred to.
Adding " (DHL cargo) " before "crashes" would've fit the title limitations...
Unexpected part of this is that most pilots survived the crash. I don't understand how that's possible given the explosion visible on CCTVs
The explosions triggered way before crash, terrorism not ruled out (see links below)
So if the plane exploded even in the air, how could the pilots survive?
Reports of explosions prior to crash, local police does not rule out terror attack yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHBuOBxfJEk CCTV footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAUUteXo9rY ATC recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s57TOGrg-jU trajectory
https://avherald.com/h?article=520c0e2b&opt=0 avherald entry
Looks like CFIT. They flew below the glide slope and impacted the terrain.
Perhaps related: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/dhl-express/russian-sabot...
At first I thought Taylor Swift had an airline for her two planes...