Holy crap! Crosswind nearly causes catastrophe for aircraft

[Rudee]

Yikes! I'm assuming the passengers on this flight won't be flying anytime soon.


Close call

 

[DeafeningSilence]

Yeah, that could've done some damage.

On a related note: I wonder if that cameraman will be standing near the runway anytime soon...

 

[Red Dawn]

I'm sure the Pilot had to change his underware after that one!

 

[optoman]

Oh man, I would of been sick after that. That was one lucky pilot. I wonder if he attempted it again.

 

[Mister T]

wont open for me
what happened?

 

[Zipp]

Wow...that's just scary

 

[GoingUp]

My dad would have had a heart attack if he was in that plane.

 

[Anubis]

EEEEEEK man that must have been scary as sh!t

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: Mister T
wont open for me
what happened?

Plane attempts a dangerous landing in a unbelievable crosswind that has the aircraft yawed 90 degrees off the runway. Aircraft is nearly uncontrolable as pilot aborts landing at the last second. Wings are flapping like a bird in the wind. Assume most passengers are puking their guts out. (I would be)

 

[UltraQuiet]

It's not much different than landing in Charlotte. Everytime I've flown in there it was an E ticket ride.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

there's a vid somewhere of a 747 doing that in China, but it's apparently pretty comon over there, cause the way the airport is and the the buildings surrounding it make for a tight approach pattern. I'll see if i have the video and i'll post it.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
there's a vid somewhere of a 747 doing that in China, but it's apparently pretty comon over there, cause the way the airport is and the the buildings surrounding it make for a tight approach pattern. I'll see if i have the video and i'll post it.

Yeah...there was a thread some months back about that and a website with all kinds of them. Some of the best video clips were of some airport in the Carribbean, I think, where the planes come in right over the beach.

 

[Smaulz]

*urp*

 

[spaceman]

man, i am so glad i wasnt on that flight.

 

[Vic]

Damnit, "access denied" from work. Sticky for later.

 

[acidvoodoo]

yes, i would crap my pants if that happend.

 

[rudder]

I don't know about Airbus but I know the Boeing 727 was limited to a 25 knot crosswind. That plane wieghs about the same as the 727 and it getting tossed around. I am sure they went over the reccomended limit for the Airbus. Stupid pilots like that give the airlines a bad reputation.

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: rudder
... Stupid pilots like that give the airlines a bad reputation.

Blame the control tower for giving them permission to land.

 

[dmcowen674]

That was the best save I have ever seen. I bet he took his time before coming around for another attempt at landing there.

They apparently don't have good wind shear detection at that airport

 

[Vadatajs]

Originally posted by: optoman
Oh man, I would of been sick after that. That was one lucky pilot. I wonder if he attempted it again.

no, he just stayed up in the air forever, stupid

 

[bmd]

Right Click Save As. 747 landing at Kai Tak Airport.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: bmd
Right Click Save As. 747 landing at Kai Tak Airport.

That was some crazy shiznit!

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: bmd
Right Click Save As. 747 landing at Kai Tak Airport.

Good way to blow all your tires. yikes.

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: Vadatajs

Originally posted by: optoman
Oh man, I would of been sick after that. That was one lucky pilot. I wonder if he attempted it again.

no, he just stayed up in the air forever, stupid

LOL.

 

[MrDudeMan]

wow


that guy did an awesome job at saving the day