Plane crashed after trying to land too fast

An attempt to land a plane too fast and without full control of its approach angle in strong winds were the probable causes of a crash at Shannon Airport, an investigation has found.

The 21 passengers and four crew of the Sunday morning flight from Manchester were uninjured and evacuated safely after the incident in Jul 2011.

On its second approach, the aircraft hit the runway nose-down after a number of bounces, causing the nose gear to collapse. It then skidded along the runway before coming to a stop.