OH MY GOD!!!

[427TJ]

Yep, Burbank runway 08, landed too far down on a wet runway and skidded through the fence, across the boulevard and into the Chevron station. I think there are still gouges in the boulevard pavement. They were high on their descent priofile all the way down and the copilot suggested a go-around but the captain, eager to remain on or ahead of schedule, pressed on with the landing more than half-way down the short Burbank runway and you can see the result. Similar on-time pressure contributed to the Chicago-Midway long landing/fence-boulevard transgression.

I still can't believe that I was shocked back then when gas was running $1.75 a gallon...

I priced race gas (leaded 110) yesterday at $10/gal.