Author Topic: Hard Landing (Read 513 times)

midnight Target · « **on:** June 15, 2004, 12:03:39 PM »

I've flown quite a bit, but last trip home was a first. We were coming in to DFW (MD80) when at the point of touchdown the plane seemed to litteraly drop the last 20 feet or so. Very hard landing. We didn't bounce, but it sure felt like the pilot hammered the landing.

After taxiing for a bit the pilot got on the PA and said that his First Officer would like to apologize for the landing,and that he was new to the airplane.

He then invited everyone to feel free to give the co-pilot a hard time on their way out of the plane. They both stood at the doorway to the cockpit and accepted the jibes of the passengers. The guy in front of me asked him if he was a Navy pilot.. looking for a wire.

SunTracker · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:05:09 PM »

The co-pilot was probably drunk.

sling322 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:08:39 PM »

Hey MT...are in DFW this week?

midnight Target · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:09:47 PM »

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Originally posted by sling322
Hey MT...are in DFW this week?

Neg. Just passing through on my way home on Wednesday.

sling322 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:10:40 PM »

Oops...sorry...I confused you with Sandman who started a thread a while ago about coming to the area for a bit.

LePaul · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2004, 12:19:56 PM »

Great story

I used to drive the shuttle van from the local Holiday in at 7am and 10pm to pick up the airline crews. It was an awesome part time job where I worked a whopping 2 hours (1 hour each flight), got awesome tips and had a chance to listen to pilots tell their stories.

One night they were giving a co-pilot a hard time. As the co-pilot said, he came off the power a bit too soon and thunked the 727 in. Similar scoop...the pilot told the passengers to feel free to give the new kid a hard time.

At the end of the line was a feeble little old women with a cane, lumbering her way down the aisle. She quietly said good bye to the crew and when asked what she thought of the landing, she remarked "Christ I damn near sh*t myself" LOL

Reschke · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2004, 04:25:27 PM »

Same sort of story on a recent return flight from Charlotte after flying back from Munich, Germany we were in the path to land here in Birmingham. The what seemed like 300 feet or so but in reality probably 30 feet the plane just went straight down it seemed and I thought we were trying to land on a carrier.

Another time coming into Houston's Bush International this year the pilot must have caught a gust of wind on landing. Because we bobbed like a cork in the water and slammed down on the ground and as soon as we were down the engines were screaming as were the brakes on the plane. The attendant was a guy and he said we had overshot the landing area by a long distance. He wouldn't tell me how far even though the pilot had buzzed him to tell him and I could hear him laughing about the copilot on the phone.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2004, 08:49:47 PM »

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Originally posted by Reschke
Same sort of story on a recent return flight from Charlotte after flying back from Munich, Germany we were in the path to land here in Birmingham. The what seemed like 300 feet or so but in reality probably 30 feet the plane just went straight down it seemed and I thought we were trying to land on a carrier.

Another time coming into Houston's Bush International this year the pilot must have caught a gust of wind on landing. Because we bobbed like a cork in the water and slammed down on the ground and as soon as we were down the engines were screaming as were the brakes on the plane. The attendant was a guy and he said we had overshot the landing area by a long distance. He wouldn't tell me how far even though the pilot had buzzed him to tell him and I could hear him laughing about the copilot on the phone.

Ahhhhhh, ok, now I know why you called me up to go out drinking!! LOL, I knew there was a reason!!!