RJ drags wingtip on landing

sweeps

Undercarriage Actuator
Uh... Ouch

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/national/26474205-story

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I had this nearly happen to me in CAK in a CRJ900. The winds were howling, and the FO rapidly took out the crab, which caused the left wing to drop. It was damn close to this. Inches, perhaps. The ground crew witnessed it, and thought that the wing had hit, but we got lucky.
 
I had this nearly happen to me in CAK in a CRJ900. The winds were howling, and the FO rapidly took out the crab, which caused the left wing to drop. It was damn close to this. Inches, perhaps. The ground crew witnessed it, and thought that the wing had hit, but we got lucky.

Winds were calm when this happened :confused:

KMFE 291653Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03110217
KMFE 291753Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP110 T03330211 10333 20239 58000
 
PhilosopherPilot said:
I had this nearly happen to me in CAK in a CRJ900. The winds were howling, and the FO rapidly took out the crab, which caused the left wing to drop. It was damn close to this. Inches, perhaps. The ground crew witnessed it, and thought that the wing had hit, but we got lucky.
You have to show the #luvcak. 8)
 
You really can't escape the cameras in this day and age.

Yup. A couple things I thought of:

A regional pilot drags a wing tip and it doesn't cartwheel. Good thing they have their ATP.

Will the investigation determine that the crew was somehow connected to Gulfstream Academy?

A plane spotter in McAllen, TX? I've been there and it did not seem like the cool place to be to catch arrivals. Maybe with the border right there it is possible to get some interesting international traffic I guess.
 
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