Landing the EMB120 in Crescent City, CA. Crusher of a landing, apparently knocked open an overhead bin. Captain asked me if we should call the chiropractor, one passenger asked if they should put out a tsunami warning after that one....

 

My second solo landing....I miss judged my height and flared way too high. I pounded that airplane in good...and I wondered why my back was sore the next day.

 

YESSSS!!!! I fly 310's and agree 100%. I have never flown an airplane with a more stiff suspension. I'd say if I'm in the mood where I actually care, I can grease 9 of 10, but most days I'm doing my job, getting there fast and efficient[and several short(er) landings, so I tend to give'm a nice firm touchdown for braking action].

My worst though was when I was building XC time in a warrior, went into Warsaw, IN on 18. I porposed(sp) about 3 times before I said screw it and added power for my "touches and go." I regreted not remaining in the pattern and doing it again to see exactly what I did wrong, but I imagine my speed was a little high for the landing.

 

I love 310s. My first twin flying job.

When I started, another 310 pilot told me my best landings would be either when no passengers or other pilots were onboard, or at 2 AM when nobody else was at the airport. In other words---when nobody was there to see it.

 

I hadn't flown a single engine in over 9 months, took one out and greased every landing, and couldn't figure out why the plane I had been flying since then I couldn't do that!!!!!!!! Maybe 310's are what drove the design of trailing link!!!!!

 

I’ve had my fare share of bad landings, but nothing compared to a landing I was witness too a few years back. After a LOC 27 circle to land 09 approach at a small uncontrolled airport in IMC we taxied back and held short of 09 while picking up our clearance from FSS. We see a Saratoga on approach, but he wasn’t circling to land, he instead chose to land on 27 with a 13kt tale wind. He touched down past half runway and we both watched as his rollout extended past the threshold and into the grass about 20ft. He turned around and taxied back on the runway, and to add insult to injury he taxied back and got inline behind us for T/O. As I was watching him land I thought maybe he was critical fuel or he was in some dire need to get on the ground. When he taxied behind us I knew he was just a dumba$$.

 

I`ve had a few bad ones. A couple come to mind...I landed a DC8-61 in ATL and really pranged it on. (I was the co-pilot on that one) as we shut down at the gate, the captain said "Lets just keep the cockpit door closed for awhile" the The senior stew banged on the door and shouted "COME OUT HERE YOU COWARDS AND FACE THESE PEOPLE!" ....The other one that I remember was on a 767 going into LGA. I was being checked out as a check airman and had to get a couple of landings in the copilot seat. The other guy was the lead check airman, checking me. The way you land that big bird is with help from the other guy calling out radar altitudes off of the radar altimeter. Starting with 50, 40, 30 (that`s about when you bleed the power off), 20, start a nice flair, 10, touchdown. Well this guy calls 50,40 30 them BLAM...we`re down. At the gate a New York passenger, deplaning, tells the other guy that he needs to send me back to "Landing School"...Captain check airman (a New Yorker himself) sez .."Hey buddy...you think you can do better? want to come up here and try it?"...I guess he spoke the language....

 

Roll inverted and pull that was one awesome story!

 

I invented the first Hawker 800 lowrider! And this was with a customer onboard I was trying to smooze for a job. Just prior to touchdown I just heard the Captain say "OH ****** this is gonna hurt!"

Can anyone say Blackhole.

 

Well my instructor doesn't remember it (he's seen a lot worse) but as a student I did the typical flare too high and drop a few feet. It ended in the biggest bang you could imagine. I felt that one in my back! hahaha