The only person who makes a decision to land is the pilot, the commander.
The initial landing appeared very normal said Real Levasseur, lead investigator for the Canadian transportation safety agency
"There was no emergency declared from the part of the air crew and there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the aircraft condition and its safety as it was approaching to land.
At least three of four engine thrust reversers deployed during landing, which means "the crew were doing what they were supposed to do to slow the aircraft down after landing."
The fourth thruster was too badly damaged to tell whether it had been working, Levasseur said.
A strong tail wind may have given the plane a push as it sped along the runway.
The A340 could have aquaplaned because of the torrential rain in the area.
A flight attendant and 12 passengers were still in hospital.
The worst injuries in the crash are with a lady with three vertebrae and her husband with one fractured:
When you get your back broken in three places, it's not minor from the point of view of the patient the doctors said.
The couple were sitting in the first row in first class at the front of the plane. In
L´Espace Première. Un moment rare.
The husband got his nose broken when his knee was thrown up as the A340 went down in the ravine. (Both have Italian sounding names: Carla S. and Enrico G. - full name intentionally withheld, you can PM me, I know also their doctor's name.)
Hope they get better soon.
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