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Old 03-02-2008, 05:19 PM   #5
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Default Re: Lufthansa A320 nearly crashed during crosswind approach at HAM airport.

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Originally Posted by Santos View Post
Negative point to the LH crew to try to land with this weather conditions. The accident was eminent.
This video is now going across the German Internet newspapers. My thoughts were the same at the first moment, but.... what are the alternatives? Emma was everywhere in Germany and there are no other incidents reported like this. So they had bad luck during their seconds of landing, which they overcame by great profession.

The alternative is to shut down the airports at such conditions. Leaving the decision to land or not to the pilot is a mistake in the system, from my point of view.

By the way: Left wingtip was slightly damaged, but is already repaired.
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