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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Smashes Wing During Turbulent, Vomit-Inducing Landing Attempt
If at first you don't succeed, as the saying goes, try, try again...and if that still doesn't work, divert to another airport. At least, that seems to be the version of the axiom followed by the pilots of a commercial airliner earlier this week: On Monday, a Boeing 737 flown by Southwest Airlines was forced to abort its landing at Connecticut's Bradley International Airport after three failed attempts to land in high winds, including one that caused the aircraft's wing to… (www.thedrive.com) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Someone need's to kick that captain in the backside..hard...you try it once. if winds persist, you divert. Pax lives are worth a hell of a lot more than an hrs diversion...idiots.
From AVherald:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4c4b77b4&opt=0
http://avherald.com/h?article=4c4b77b4&opt=0
This cowboy flight crew should be fired and the airline tellig their pilots that hencefort such actions shall not be done.
The article reports the wing slapped the ground (not sure what constitutes a slap), but ends with the statement that it (aircraft?) repeatedly slapped the ground, perhaps to spice up their descriptive report.
Although not relative to this flight, I was surprised that a 10 year old would use a 9/11 reference.
Although not relative to this flight, I was surprised that a 10 year old would use a 9/11 reference.
there is a video shown many times with regard to aircraft and weather and winds,where a plane is literally pushed sideways while trying to land,bounces around and finally makes it..pilots have the weather information available, and its their discretion to land or go around or even divert if needed,,with radar and assist from the tower..there are also windshear and windspeed devices..
Another story that makes me so glad I rarely use the airlines. If I was on that flight I believe I would have tried to storm the cockpit before the third attempt.