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On 3 April 2006, a US Air Force C-5B crashed about 2,000 ft short of the runway while attempting a heavyweight emergency landing at Dover Air Force Base, following a cockpit indication that a thrust reverser was not locked. All 17 people aboard survived, but two received serious injuries. The Air Force's accident investigation board concluded the cause to be human error, most notably the crew had been manipulating the throttle of the dead number two engine as if it was still running while keeping the live number three engine at idle. The situation was further worsened by the crew's decision to use a high flap setting that increased drag beyond normal two engine capabilities. The aircraft was a complete hull-loss and the airframe scrapped, but the forward fuselage became a C-5 AMP test bed.
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