8 6 ' s ▁location , ▁making ▁the ▁I LS ▁landing ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁back track ing ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁run way ▁ 2 , ▁adding ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁to ▁the ▁flight ▁versus ▁a ▁more ▁direct ▁approach ▁into ▁run way ▁ 2 0 . ▁Captain ▁Stephen ▁Silver , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁who ▁could ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁lost ▁time ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁arrive ▁on ▁schedule , ▁chose ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁run way ▁ 2 0 ▁because ▁it ▁would ▁save ▁time . ▁Silver ▁allowed ▁First ▁Officer ▁Ralph ▁Har vey ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁approach ▁into ▁Dur ango . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 9 : 0 3 , ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 2 8 6 ▁was ▁cleared ▁to ▁begin ▁desc ending ▁from ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁feet . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁direct ▁approach ▁into ▁Dur ango , ▁the ▁first ▁officer ▁fle w ▁in ▁at ▁a ▁rapid ▁descent ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁per ▁minute , ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁times ▁the ▁rate ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁approach . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 9 : 1 4 , ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 2 8 6 ▁received ▁clear ance ▁to ▁approach ▁Dur ango ' s ▁run way ▁ 2 0 , ▁and ▁reported ▁reaching ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁feet . ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 2 8 6 ▁continued ▁to ▁descend ▁until ▁it ▁struck ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁then ▁pitch ed ▁up . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁rolled ▁several ▁times ▁before ▁striking ▁the