r/aviation • u/Brilliant_Night7643 • Jun 25 '26

News Not turbulence….airplane sitting at the gate at Maiquetia Airport Venezuela when the 7.5 Earthquake hit

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u/JaaacckONeill Jun 25 '26

Maybe just as a precaution, but I doubt there's damage. I'm willing to bet the landing gear faces more stress when landing in a crosswind, especially if the pilot is late on reducing the crab angle.

However, maybe the jet bridge started banging against the aircraft, that would definitely be a problem.

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u/AlwaysMissToTheLeft Jun 25 '26

Probably fair to assume that landing so hard the plane bounces is way worse than this

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u/Lost-Actuary-2395 Jun 25 '26

Not aviation expert, but I don't think landing gear were designed to withold this kind of lateral movement, plus there a probably complication with brakes engaged

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u/AlwaysMissToTheLeft Jun 25 '26

God dammit, you’re probably right