Snow-strike 737 crew did not correct altitude for low temperature

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Source: Interstate Aviation Committee

Investigators probing a Boeing 737-500’s below-glidepath approach to Usinsk, before the jet struck a snow bank upon landing, have revealed that the crew did not correct the altitude for the freezing air temperature.

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