Saw yesterday night on TV.
Last Saturday, during powerful storm Emma, 39 years-old Lufthansa pilot attempted to land his Airbus A320 with 131 passengers in Hamburg’s Fuhlsbüttel airport.
Facing winds up to 90 km/h at the moment of the landing, the left wing grazed the runway for a moment, but the pilot was able to stabilise the aircraft and take off.
The plane landed safely 15 minutes later on its second attempt.
All passengers and crew were unharmed and the aircraft was only slightly damaged. After having its wing tip replaced the A320 was expected to be back in service on Monday.
Well Done Captain !
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Yes ! Very well done !!!
Those guys who are doing what they are paid for !
I wonder what would have been the wording of the journlists if he would not have managed to take of again ?….
Cheers
as usual I guess, asking why the Airport wasn’t closed with such weather ? did the pilot was experienced enough ? etc… usual crap
Being a retired meteorologist and having seen the video showing the Lufthansa’s approach (at a very significant angle to the direction of travel), it seems extraordinary that the pilot/s didn’t abort the landing much earlier.
Why was this runway being used in such severe crosswinds? Clearly, the control tower should have been using the other runway.
Aircraft should always land into the wind and avoid crosswind landings, however it’s possible the pilot may have experienced the very severe crosswinds only on the final approach due to localised outflow from nearby thunderstorms.
However, the available information suggests the winds were largely constant and from the same direction for many hours, suggesting the meteorological situation was dominated by a very intense low pressure system (centred even hundreds of kilometres distant) rather than a localized thunderstorm. Also, from the section of video showing clouds, they appear to be strataform rather then cumuliform associated with thunderstorms.
Whatever the meteorological situation, it appears the pilot has inappropriately attempted to land the aircraft. Some pilots still don’t appear to understand the potential severe impact of thunderstorms, cross-winds and even downdrafts that can result in a plane disastrously landing short of the runway.
The pilot and the control tower personal clearly have some major explaining to do. Heroes? ….. incompetents!
You’re totally right regarding meteorological conditions prior final approach.
I would not blame anyone as I still believe that it’s not on pilot’s interests to crash his aircraft, specially when is himself on board
Let’s hope, for everyone’s safety, that lessons have been learn.