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Moments before touchdown, the captain abruptly disengaged the autopilot as he noticed their position was higher than ideal, incorrectly assuming he had time to fix it. When he looked up from his instruments, he saw nothing but darkness, a situation exacerbated by power outages caused by the thunderstorms.

The Impact and Aftermath

The flight experienced a hard landing, nose-first, resulting in catastrophic failures. A violent rebound caused a chain reaction that led to the loss of all electrical power, crippling crucial aircraft systems and leaving the crew with little control.