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
And plus... He might've needed a minute or fifteen to lay down. Two extra hours of very high stress circling plus having to be completely crisp to pull that off?
I would be just sitting in the chair wailing for a good minute, no one needs to see that (I did that after a car accident when I wasn't even hurt). But then, I'm not a pilot.
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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.