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Bin Laden plane crash: Jet issued six warning alerts | Bin Laden plane crash: Jet issued six warning alerts |
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An initial report into a plane crash that killed three members of the Bin Laden family has revealed the jet's warning system issued six alerts. | An initial report into a plane crash that killed three members of the Bin Laden family has revealed the jet's warning system issued six alerts. |
The aircraft had also overtaken a microlight before it landed and overshot the runway, the Air Accidents Investigations Branch report stated. | The aircraft had also overtaken a microlight before it landed and overshot the runway, the Air Accidents Investigations Branch report stated. |
The private jet was attempting to land at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire on 31 July. | The private jet was attempting to land at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire on 31 July. |
The jet's Jordanian pilot was also killed. | The jet's Jordanian pilot was also killed. |
'Plane going twice the speed' | |
Bin Laden's half-sister, Sana Mohammed Bin Laden, her mother, Raja Bashir Hashim, and his brother-in-law, Zuhair Hashim, died in the crash, along with pilot Mazen Al-Aqeel Da'jah Salem. | Bin Laden's half-sister, Sana Mohammed Bin Laden, her mother, Raja Bashir Hashim, and his brother-in-law, Zuhair Hashim, died in the crash, along with pilot Mazen Al-Aqeel Da'jah Salem. |
Before making the landing descent, the Saudi-registered Phenom 300 private jet had overtaken a microlight, and "climbed slightly to pass ahead of and above that aircraft". | |
The aircraft had communicated it was "clear of conflict" when it was approaching the runway with the landing gear down, the report stated. | |
Kevin Byrne, an aviation expert from Coventry University, said the jet then began "a very high-speed descent". | |
The manufacturer states the plane should land at about 120mph, or 108 knots, but the aircraft was doing 150mph. | |
During the descent, the aircraft's Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS) issued six "pull up" warnings on final approach. | During the descent, the aircraft's Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS) issued six "pull up" warnings on final approach. |
According to the report, the Blackbushe runway has an available landing distance of 1,059m (3,474 ft). | According to the report, the Blackbushe runway has an available landing distance of 1,059m (3,474 ft). |
Tyre marks indicated the plane landed just 349m before the end of the declared landing area and 438m before the end of the paved surface. | Tyre marks indicated the plane landed just 349m before the end of the declared landing area and 438m before the end of the paved surface. |
Mr Byrne said: "It's going very fast, it's landing very far down the runway, and unfortunately it didn't have enough time or length of runway to stop." | |
The plane then crashed into a one-metre high earth bank, causing a section of the nose landing gear and the nose gear doors to detach. | |
It then briefly became airborne before crashing into vehicles at a British Car Auctions site at the airfield, losing one of its wings and bursting into flames. | |
An inquest into the deaths was opened and adjourned earlier. | An inquest into the deaths was opened and adjourned earlier. |