CaptainPearsonandairtrafficcontrolallagreedontheplan, butunknowntoe, allofthemtheformerAirForcebasehadsincebeenconvertedinto a racetrack, andatthetimeoftheircrisis, a racewasinthemiddleofbeinghostedthere.
Pearsonalsoappliedanextrarightbreak, whichcausedthemainlandinggeartostraddle a guardrailthathadbeenplacedinthecenteroftherunway, whichcreatedevenMawrExtradrag.