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According to Mode-S data transmitted by the aircraft the aircraft landed long and hot, 1500 meters before the runway threshold the aircraft was descending through 950 feet MSL (corrected for local pressure, actual Mode-S reading 1500 feet)/661 feet AGL at 194 knots over ground, touched down about abeam taxiways T/F (about 1950 meters/6400 feet past the threshold, about 1000 meters/3300 feet before the runway end) at about 130 knots over ground, overran the end of the runway at about 63 knots over ground veering slightly to the left (last transponder transmission), hit the localizer antenna runway 06, went over an airport road and a cliff and impacted the airport perimeter wall. Source: avherald.com
The question is…why? Why continue such an aproach? Unfortunately as this happened in Turkey the answer will probably remain under wraps.

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Seems to be a common occurrence with 800 and 900 series 737’s.

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Landing a heavy fast plane with a booming tailwind lands long? Say it aint so!

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Seems to be a common occurrence with foreign-carrier pilots.

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Yea, pilots in the USA are trained to say “unable” and will stick to their decision. The mindset instilled in other places seems to be less assertive when either the weather or situations become sketchy.

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Reference to Mark Fs 737 comment above.
Not the airplane - it’s the pilot here!

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Bob B again - sorry Mark F, I meant Matt W.
My remark is that we all know that the aircraft is NOT supposed to fly you, but YOU supposed to fly it regardless of kind, make, etc.