r/nextfuckinglevel • u/DearEmphasis4488 • 26d ago

Pilot averts disaster by aborting landing at the last moment during a cyclone

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u/ogodilovejudyalvarez 26d ago

It looks like there might have been a strong downdraft on the left wing just after they abort: I imagine the wing would have hit the ground if they hadn't

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u/hallwayburd 26d ago

Yeah I thought it must've hit a weird air pressure spot or a down draft because it looked like it dropped unexpectedly

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u/secrestmr87 26d ago

Wind shear

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u/MrBoblo 25d ago

Quite serious amount of wind shear as well, it looks like

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u/Ok-Position6256 26d ago

That was after something picked the nose up too steeply and put the plane at risk of tail strike. That dip in the left wing happened after he gas it it up and was already pulling out