I was only on the 727 for about a year...5 months as an Engineer; 7 as an FO. (Stated only to show how little I knew about it).

My leg, coming in over the threshold, ten feet, close the throttles....and I feel the bottom drop out as in "Oh my God I'm gonna drive the struts through the wings!!"

In desperation I threw a fistful of power in for about 2-3 seconds...and got a totally luck-based greaser. Capt and Engineer chuckle at the save. We go to the gate.

Back then, we often stayed with the plane for multiple legs, and so it was common to stand near the Flight Deck door and say goodbye to all the passengers.

Near the end of the pack (ie, a woman sitting in the last three rows) asked as she approached us:

"Hey, what was that big burst of power right before we..."

I cut her off abruptly: "Windshear."

She paused...looked perplexed....and said "Oh.....thanks."

After she was out of the plane, the Capt whispered to me "Nicely played!"