ðə kˈɔːz ʌvðɪ ˈæksɪdənt wʌzɐ "fˈæst, lˈoʊ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ, lˈiːdɪŋ tə ðɪ ˈɛɹkɹæft lˈændɪŋ lˈeɪt, bᵻjˌɔnd ðə nˈoːɹməl tˈʌtʃ dˌaʊn pˈɔɪnt, ðɛɹbˈaɪ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪɾ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə stˈɑːp ðɪ ˈɛɹkɹæft ɔnðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ ɹˈʌnweɪ ɐvˈeɪləbəl".
The cause of the accident was a "fast, low approach, leading to the aircraft landing late, beyond the normal touch down point, thereby making it impossible to stop the aircraft on the remaining runway available".