John Ewing wrote:
"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
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aluckyguess wrote:
"Rowan" wrote in message
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http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/...strous_landing

Looks like the pilot needs some crosswind training.
But for the unfortunate gust of wind at just the wrong moment, it would
have been a good landing in difficult conditions.

If there is any training involved, it would be as regard the pilots
decision to attempt a landing, if, but only if, it's demonstrated that the
landing took place when the crosswind component (as reported to the crew)
exceeded that certificated for the aircraft.

Sylvia.

So who established the cause was "an unfortunate gust of wind"?

It looks much more likely the pilot may have inadvertently used aileron
instead of rudder correction.

We have no information on the experience of the pilot. May well have been a
junior pilot.

Let us accept that it may simply have been a poorly executed attempt to land
by a pilot with insufficient experience for what were undoubtedly difficult
conditions.


From the video it looks to me as if the pilot had just used rudder to
point the aircraft down the runway, with wings level, and was about to
touch done. I cannot see why any pilot, experienced or otherwise, would
suddenly apply left ailerons at that point.

Sylvia.