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Trial by Ice

Air Facts

The hourly sequence report showed Springfield had a ceiling of 100 feet obscured, a visibility of 3/8 mile and fog with a surface temperature of 30 degrees F. The forecast at our arrival time at Jefferson City was for a ceiling of 1,200′ overcast with a visibility of four miles in fog. With so much ice, why hadnt we stalled?

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Challenger 300 Fatal Upset Wasn’t Turbulence

Fear of Landing

This caused g-forces of -2.3g, pushing everyone to the ceiling. Over the aisle, where they’d found the unconscious woman, part of the curved wood panelling and ceiling was cracked and dented. The passengers who were not seated or not wearing their seatbelts were thrown up into the ceiling with no warning.