The pilot slammed the plane down on one set of landing gear like it was a slab of meat. Lucky anyone survived that accident. Thanks to Delta and Endeavor…..no wonder we have so many plane crashes lately.
Yep. That lady would have been a proud Navy pilot slamming it down on the deck. This lady did not flare prior to touchdown BUT things we don’t know is….. it was real windy and did the plane get a huge downdraft at the point of flaring the plane? The angle of descent sure doesn’t appear so but we weren’t there. Luckily no serious injuries!
It was a crosswind. In order to land in a crosswind, you have to point the airplane partly into the wind so as to cancel the wind with part of your forward speed. Which means you descend to the runway at a "crab angle" where the airplane is not lined up with its groundspeed. At the point of touchdown, the pilot must instantly correct the crab angle to zero to have a proper runout. At that moment, a gust caught the plane, causing a roll that brought the right wingtip in collision with the ground almost simultaneously with touchdown. The roll angle and the drag on the wing exceeded the structural capacity of the main landing gear on the starboard (right) side, with events as witnessed.
When you are trying to land in a gusty environment, prolonging your time in the air just above the ground ("flaring") is not obviously a safe thing to do. Better to get down quick and safe, even if bumpy. Flaring would also be an interfering complication to the tricky maneuver of canceling the crab angle upon touchdown.
Delta sky's are not very friendly to human life.
Honey........I'm home.........we need to talk.........
A girl like that will throw your back out...
Trust me...😁
"A girl like that will throw your back out..."
...the voice of experience...
...howls...
https://youtu.be/3SxVOI5zfdQ?si=tL3SHzETUeQMjU_K
...carry on Patriot...
😁😁😁
Right after watching the crash I said that right rear landing gear had broken off or collapse. And thought that maybe the landing gear was the fault .
She missed the start of the runway
The pilot slammed the plane down on one set of landing gear like it was a slab of meat. Lucky anyone survived that accident. Thanks to Delta and Endeavor…..no wonder we have so many plane crashes lately.
" like it was a slab of meat"
...nice wordplay...
...carry on Patriot...
Yep. That lady would have been a proud Navy pilot slamming it down on the deck. This lady did not flare prior to touchdown BUT things we don’t know is….. it was real windy and did the plane get a huge downdraft at the point of flaring the plane? The angle of descent sure doesn’t appear so but we weren’t there. Luckily no serious injuries!
It was a crosswind. In order to land in a crosswind, you have to point the airplane partly into the wind so as to cancel the wind with part of your forward speed. Which means you descend to the runway at a "crab angle" where the airplane is not lined up with its groundspeed. At the point of touchdown, the pilot must instantly correct the crab angle to zero to have a proper runout. At that moment, a gust caught the plane, causing a roll that brought the right wingtip in collision with the ground almost simultaneously with touchdown. The roll angle and the drag on the wing exceeded the structural capacity of the main landing gear on the starboard (right) side, with events as witnessed.
When you are trying to land in a gusty environment, prolonging your time in the air just above the ground ("flaring") is not obviously a safe thing to do. Better to get down quick and safe, even if bumpy. Flaring would also be an interfering complication to the tricky maneuver of canceling the crab angle upon touchdown.
On short final....
FO to Captain, "what does this switch do?"
Captain to FO, "AHHHH, DON'T TOUCH THAT F#$%#N...."
BANG DING OW