PiperPower

This is a video of a former USAirways 737-300 landing in Tegucigalpa... the whole thing looks unstable from the moment the video starts. Fast, high, and lot's of floating.

YouTube - Toncontin Feb 2009 - Risky Landing

Superpilot92

Pucker Factor Must Have Been Pegged!

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HSLD

Any idea which company was operating that?

FlyJSH

WACHOVIA BANK NA TRUSTEE

FAA Registry - Aircraft - N-Number Results

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11Fan

I'm just wondering if "extraction of the sheepskin seat cover from their colon" is covered under their medical.

Rebuilt

When conducting check rides, it often amazed me that a decision was made to continue the approach when all indications were that the aircraft was unstabilized.

When I queried the pilot as to why a decision was not made to go-around, the answer was always. "I thought I could make it." But I would say, "It was an unstable approach. Why would the landing still be attempted? What gain was there to make the landing?"

The response was sometimes silence, or "I don't know", or instance that the landing could be made safely.

HSLD

That's who owns the lien, not who was operating the jet. I know lot's of recently retired US-based 737's have found a second life in South America.

Jughead

That was beyond ugly. Tried to salvage the landing and ended up floating half way down. You can see when he jammed on the brakes at the end - tail comes way up in the air - got it on one wheel turning off at the end -overall, that sucked.

Planespotta

Almost pulled a St. Maarten

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DYNASTY HVY

Reminds me of this one that Fred showed me .
YouTube - A Top Ten Crosswind Landing Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport 1998 Japan Airlines Boeing 747



Ally

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