TAM pilot reportedly attempted to abort landing

The pilot of the TAM A320 that crashed late Tuesday at Sao Paulo Conganhas apparently tried to abort the landing and pull up as he contacted the rain-slickened, 6,365-ft. runway at Brazil's busiest airport. Instead, the aircraft slid across a multilane road and into a building that may have...

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