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Passenger Video - Southwest 345 Nose Gear Collapse
Video shot by a passenger on Southwest 345 at the time of landing (www.facebook.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
50...40...30...GROUND!!!
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From an electricians point of view, I guess you could say "He was Grounded Out" :)
Yes, I know it is old and bold...
Yes, I know it is old and bold...
This recording really is dramatic but certainly doesn't offer any clues that I can see. Obviously a major pitch control problem developed that wasn't arrested, thank God these planes are built so well and no lives were lost.
Stop with the speculation. Are we the NTSB? No. Are we the crew? No. Some of you might be certificated pilot, and if that's the case shame on all of you for speculating. You should know better than anyone that it's not always "pilot error".
Jake, Thank you for standing up for the pilots. As a pilot, I do know better than most that it is not "always" pilot error. Sadly though it is "usually" pilot error. Oh, we can come up with plenty of things to blame these types of incidents on. The bottom line is though, if things aren't perfect, and they rarely are, its the pilot's job to make sure the plane stays out of trouble. As far as speculating goes, that is what we do on these sites. Sure we weren't there but neither was the NTSB. They will look at and listen to everything they can and then come to some determination. We do the same thing and this short video gives us more information. Short runway, wet runway, or windy conditions all call for a firm touchdown of the mains before lowering the nose. This didn't happen. This pilot aggressively lowered the nose either in a very poor reaction to a wind gust or in total misjudgment of the landing.