Plane Crash in Peru

[Flying Fox]

Hopefully everyone gets away safely -

Details are still emerging about the cause of the Peruvian Airlines accident at Francisco Carle Airport but social media videos and images show the aircraft badly damaged near the runway.

http://www.news.com.au/world/south-...u/news-story/96bec647425d9b66c4f8ab1b57205520

 

[Quickstatus]

A bit more info and pics here:
Accident: Peruvian B733 at Jauja on Mar 28th 2017, hard landing, runway excursion, all gear collapsed, aircraft caught fire

Any chance this should be moved to " Travel news"?

 

[Denali]

Interesting that youre not seeing a lot of people with their carry-on, in comparison to some US planes that have been emergency evac.

I also would be moving a lot further away from the plane thats on fire - way too close for my comfort.

Seems everyone is safe, good news.

 

[Quickstatus]

Interestingly the airport is at an altitude of 11000feet or 3300m.
I think landing speed higher at such altitudes???

 

[AviatorInsight]

Interestingly the airport is at an altitude of 11000feet or 3300m.
I think landing speed higher at such altitudes???

Yes, that's correct. Higher altitude = lower air density. This provides less lift at any given airspeed. To compensate, aircraft need to land at faster speeds to avoid stalling.