safety
E170 suffers severe overrun following deep tailwind touchdown
Preliminary reports indicate an Enugu Air Embraer 170 floated well past the halfway point of a wet Benin Airport runway before touching down, eventually sliding off the pavement and collapsing its gear. The flight crew pressed on with a tailwind approach despite deteriorating weather and known autobrake issues, crossing the threshold at nearly twice the standard height. While all 68 people evacuated safely, the destroyed twinjet serves as a harsh reminder for flight crews about the compounding dangers of unstabilized approaches, tailwinds, and wet runways.