Originally Posted by
hopp
This didn’t look hard enough to cause that damage, unless there were prior damage or corrosion. I believe that is what they find when they investigate, and no more than about 400fpm on touchdown.
They can pull that very easily from the computer on any post 1997 Boeing.
I agree, it didn't look like a hard landing from just watching the video but obviously none of us on here have the data. Even if it was a text book hard landing, that sort of damage should not have occurred on a 737. The 73 was designed to take the beating. I've witnessed quite of few firm and some hard landings, especially now a days with new hires and transition pilots. My money is on fatigue, mechanical failure, and/or corrosion. This was one of the older 800s and between southeast flying and shorter runway ops, Alaska jets tend to take a harder beating than the rest.