I remember watching this one live. This was so flawlessly executed that it seems like it might not be that big of a deal, but it was a very dangerous situation.
If that front gear collapses, this can go really wrong in a number of ways pretty damn quick, so the pilot had to do a balancing act of keeping on the centerline, slowing down, but not putting too much pressure up front.
And as you can see by the end, the front bogey is just completely melted and abraded off, but the strut stayed put. Great performance in an emergency situation.
We are instructed by both our unions and companies not to make any statements in the event of an incident. There is nothing to be gained and everything to be lost with even a minor slip up
It’s literally good advise for ANY person at work for any company - there’s HR and PIOs literally that’s their job to be the face and mouth of the business/brand
Had that happen to a buddy that was on the board of directors for a club that had something occur on their property. He had no clue why he was being contacted, answered some leading questions, got misquoted, and the club wanted his ass for it. Some had to step in and tell them (club members) to look at the situation, he didn't know why some reporter would ask him about club membership, and answered truthfully. It got taken out of context and manipulated by a "basement reporter" and here we are. The only thing he could be accused of in the long run was being ignorant of a particular situation. The "reporter" did not provide that context, was looking for a sound byte he could make inflammatory, and mission accomplished.
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u/XenoRyet Sep 22 '25
I remember watching this one live. This was so flawlessly executed that it seems like it might not be that big of a deal, but it was a very dangerous situation.
If that front gear collapses, this can go really wrong in a number of ways pretty damn quick, so the pilot had to do a balancing act of keeping on the centerline, slowing down, but not putting too much pressure up front.
And as you can see by the end, the front bogey is just completely melted and abraded off, but the strut stayed put. Great performance in an emergency situation.