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I think there were many incidents at Hong Kong's old Kai Tak where 2-3 pods struck the runway with 747s landing in gusty winds on that curved approach. Seems easy to do in the 747 compared to other birds.

This is the sequence of one of them:

Aviation Photo #0223249: Boeing 747-281F/SCD - Nippon Cargo Airlines - NCA

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Nip...nMe+5ur562no0YLl3xvli3odaFmo9VAoLjuMHtdYvjw==

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Nip...nMe+5ur562no0YLl3xvli3odaFmo9VAoLjuMHtdYvjw==

https://www.airliners.net/photo/Nip...nMe+5ur562no0YLl3xvli3odaFmo9VAoLjuMHtdYvjw==
 
MikeD said:
Severe gusty headwinds?
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ZSPD 041930Z 18013G19MPS 6000 SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041900Z 19012G19MPS 6000 +SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/25 Q1005 BECMG TL1950 SHRA BKN013 FEW026CB=
ZSPD 041830Z 18014G19MPS 8000 -SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/24 Q1004 RESHRA NOSIG=
ZSPD 041800Z 19013G20MPS 8000 -SHRA BKN015 26/24 Q1004 RESHRA BECMG TL1850 SHRA=
ZSPD 041730Z 18012G19MPS 6000 +SHRA BKN015 26/25 Q1004 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041700Z 18013G18MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN015 26/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1800 SHRA BKN013=
ZSPD 041630Z 18012G17MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN016 27/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041600Z 17012MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN016 27/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1730 SHRA BKN013=
ZSPD 041530Z 17011MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN014 27/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041500Z 17012MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN015 27/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1550 SHRA BKN012=
 
JEP said:
ZSPD 041930Z 18013G19MPS 6000 SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041900Z 19012G19MPS 6000 +SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/25 Q1005 BECMG TL1950 SHRA BKN013 FEW026CB=
ZSPD 041830Z 18014G19MPS 8000 -SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/24 Q1004 RESHRA NOSIG=
ZSPD 041800Z 19013G20MPS 8000 -SHRA BKN015 26/24 Q1004 RESHRA BECMG TL1850 SHRA=
ZSPD 041730Z 18012G19MPS 6000 +SHRA BKN015 26/25 Q1004 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041700Z 18013G18MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN015 26/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1800 SHRA BKN013=
ZSPD 041630Z 18012G17MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN016 27/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041600Z 17012MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN016 27/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1730 SHRA BKN013=
ZSPD 041530Z 17011MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN014 27/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041500Z 17012MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN015 27/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1550 SHRA BKN012=
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If that's in meters per second, then 19 MPS is 37 knots.
 
Aviation has become so safe that when you even land a plane, able to walk away and the plane can be used again the Internet bob hoovers will still Tom Brady the hell out of a landing incident. I’m sure the crew will have a solid debrief, it was gusty and who knows at what point the gust increased or decreased causing this issue. Glad the crew and majority of the airplane is okay, live to fight another day.
 
JDean3204 said:
Aviation has become so safe that when you even land a plane, able to walk away and the plane can be used again the Internet bob hoovers will still Tom Brady the hell out of a landing incident. I’m sure the crew will have a solid debrief, it was gusty and who knows at what point the gust increased or decreased causing this issue. Glad the crew and majority of the airplane is okay, live to fight another day.
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It's because most of this is actually really easy, but some people still manage to **** it up, and the rest of us are left to wonder if some random bogeyman got them or if they just sucked.
 
I remember a similar incident at Dragonair about ten years ago or so. Wind got the first pod and the overcorrection got two on the other side. The danger in the 747 are the inboards mostly. You'd have to work to strike the outboard too.
 
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