In a message dated 8/29/02 9:57:27 AM US Mountain Standard Time, DZTOPS@aol.com writes: > Our (Tucson AZ) late news last night seemed to 'blame the pilot'--landed to > fast and ran out of room to stop etc etc--anyone hear anything? Usual Monday morning quarterbacking where everyone is an expert. I've heard the pilot made an abupt turn off the runway and collapsed the main gear...the thrust reversers didn't engage...Martha Stewart was shorting AmWest shares..etc. The NTSB finished its on site inspection of the damaged A320 and it was moved to the nearby Cactus maintenance base. I suspect we'll hear the "official" explanation of what happened very soon. The good news continues to be there were no major injuries to the 159 people aboard - which is a miracle as the rear inflatable slide did not come in contact with the ground because the tail was so high in the air! Those passengers dropped almost vertically to the ground. RT Simpson Phoenix