Three members of Osama bin Laden's family have been killed
in a £7million private jet crash when their pilot avoided a microlight and then
landed too far down the runway after six warning alerts before it plunged into
a car auction site in Hampshire on Friday.
Relatives of Bin Laden, including his stepmother and
half-sister, were 'incinerated' when the Saudi-registered Phenom 300 jet
crash-landed on to dozens of cars at Blackbushe Airport and burst into flames.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the plane,
travelling from Milan, overtook a microlight aircraft after beginning its
descent from cruise level. The aircraft had communicated it was 'clear of
conflict' when it was approaching the runway with the landing gear down, the
report stated.
It then began a very high-speed descent, dropping at up to
3,000ft per minute. The plane also came into land at speeds approaching 150mph
- 30mph quicker than normal.
During the descent, the aircraft's Terrain Avoidance and
Warning System put out 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).
Tyre marks suggested the plane landed just 349m before the
end of the declared landing area and 438m before the end of the paved surface
when it required 616m.
After leaving the runway, the plane collided with a
one-metre high earth bank, causing part of the landing gear to detach and the
plane to become briefly airborne. It then smashed into several parked cars 70
metres beyond the bank, losing its wings and bursting into flames.
Sana bin Laden - the half-sister of Osama Bin Laden, 53, died in the crash
Source
Daily Mail
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