Airbus almost crashed today..

[sunfan1121]

Originally posted by Nilsen
Maybe the pilot saw something in the corner of his eye, and decided to abort before he got vulched. I do it all the time. No big deal.

I diddent see the auto ack fireing.

[Furball]

Noob.

[Xasthur]

Originally posted by Gixer
WOW

He must of just about ripped the joystick clean off the sidepanel on that one. Close call, even more so for those seated Port side.


...-Gixer

I reckon, I'd be subconciously reaching for my stick and throttle at that point.

"More power, more power!" "Rudder rudder rudder!"

[Rich46yo]

Thank God everyone is OK. Man thats a scarey one. That airplane taking off is just one huge gas can.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I'm sure the planespotter who took that photo also wet his pants. Shot of a lifetime.

[Gunslinger]

I can't even imagine what it was like for a passenger on that.  I'm usually white nuckleing my arm rest on a smoth landing.

[falcon23]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5fc_1189993936

 And whats so good about those guys?? I land like that all the time..and WITHOUT THE WIND,to help me..
                                                                Kevin

[Maverick]

From the clip it looks like he darn near put the other wingtip into the ground as well. Hairy situation there. The wind definitely was gusty from the sounds of the onboard microphone of the camera. The movement of the camera was also choppy from wind. Decent photographer there.

[SFRT - Frenchy]

Originally posted by Regulator
I would venture a guess to say more than you.

I would venture to say as much as me.

Anyway, the poor devil almost pulled it off. Can't really blame the pilot either. Maybe the pilot hoped for the wind to die down closer from the ground as it's often the case. If able it would have helped to keep a little of right wing low till touch down, leveling before touch down opened him up for what happpened.

One of our pilot ran off a runway a couple of years ago in similar situations. He pulled off hundreds of such landings, but one day he got bit. We all wait for the day "we'll get bit". Compared to private pilots, there's a lot of peer pressure for commercials pilots to make the deadlines or at least the airport. And off course, there's the unexpected, like the rapid moving of cold fronts.

[Regulator]

Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
I would venture to say as much as me.

Anyway, the poor devil almost pulled it off. Can't really blame the pilot either. Maybe the pilot hoped for the wind to die down closer from the ground as it's often the case. If able it would have helped to keep a little of right wing low till touch down, leveling before touch down opened him up for what happpened.

One of our pilot ran off a runway a couple of years ago in similar situations. He pulled off hundreds of such landings, but one day he got bit. We all wait for the day "we'll get bit". Compared to private pilots, there's a lot of peer pressure for commercials pilots to make the deadlines or at least the airport. And off course, there's the unexpected, like the rapid moving of cold fronts.

You basically confirmed what I said, that maybe he didn't handle it well, and yes, he should have been right wing down.  Kicking out a crab in a large aircraft at the last moment doesn't always work out just right due to wingspan, and with wing mounted engines it is easy enough to strike an engine.

And I do have Airbus time.  Don't know about you.  I have to wonder how it would have come out if he had left it setup for autoland.  The Airbus autoland is pretty amazing.

[texasmom]

Originally posted by Fishu
There seems to have been a nice weather that day:

EDDH 010950Z 27016G32KT 9000 -SHRA FEW013TCU BKN018 07/05 Q0981 TEMPO 28025G45KT 4000 SHRAGS BKN008CB

EDDH 011220Z 29028G48KT 9000 -SHRA FEW011 BKN014 07/05 Q0984 TEMPO 29035G55KT 4000 SHRA BKN008

EDDH 011420Z 29029G43KT 8000 -SHRA BKN029 07/02 Q0990 TEMPO 30035G55KT

 

Those kinds of winds don't look like nice weather.
25 gusting to 45
35 gusting to 55

[SFRT - Frenchy]

I have 0 hour in an Airbus, if you do have time in them as something else than a flight attendant/passenger, then you know that you cannot blame the pilot that easily. You must have been in the course of your aviation carreer in the same situation without the luxury of a choice. You know the pressure pilots are subject too, as well as how conditions can rapidly change and mess up your day.
Commercial flying is not as black/white as we wish it could be.

[2bighorn]

Originally posted by Regulator
And I do have Airbus time.  Don't know about you.  I have to wonder how it would have come out if he had left it setup for autoland.  The Airbus autoland is pretty amazing.

If you have Airbus time you'd know that a320 x-wind limitation for autoland was exceeded.

[Regulator]

Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
I have 0 hour in an Airbus, if you do have time in them as something else than a flight attendant/passenger, then you know that you cannot blame the pilot that easily. You must have been in the course of your aviation carreer in the same situation without the luxury of a choice. You know the pressure pilots are subject too, as well as how conditions can rapidly change and mess up your day.
Commercial flying is not as black/white as we wish it could be.

I think that I did say something about waiting to see if more details came out, as I rarely rush to judgement before that when flying is concerned.

[Regulator]

Originally posted by 2bighorn
If you have Airbus time you'd know that a320 x-wind limitation for autoland was exceeded.

I didn't catch the wind details, didn't look into it that far, but you are probably right.  Either way, it wasn't the best crosswind landing I have seen by a long shot.