Not enough runway in the Kentucky plane crash?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>]

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/15375458.htm


Plane crash near Lexington airport kills 49


Wrong runway might have been used

A commercial plane crashed near Blue Grass Airport this morning, killing 49
of the 50 people aboard the Atlanta-bound aircraft.

The plane crashed in a hilly, heavily wooded area on a working farm, one of
many farms that surrounds Blue Grass Airport, said Chief Scott Lanter of the
airport public safety department. The farm is within view of the airport
runway, he said. The site appears to be directly in line with the airport's
shorter runway, used for general aviation planes.

Of the two runways at Blue Grass Airport, the main is 7,001 feet with 600
feet of safety area on each end. The general aviation runway is 3,500 feet. 


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 <http://www.bombardier.com/CRJ/en/specifications.jsp?langId=en&crjId=200>
http://www.bombardier.com/CRJ/en/specifications.jsp?langId=en&crjId=200

Airfield Performance:

CRJ200 ER
FAR take-off field length (SL, ISA) at MTOW        5,800 ft        
FAR 121 landing field length (SL) at MLW              4,850 ft  

CRJ200 LR
FAR take-off field length (SL, ISA) at MTOW     6,290 ft        
FAR landing field length (SL) at MLW                 4,850 ft  


 


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Google Earth photo of the Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, KY

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