# The "Oh, sh!t" moment of the day... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 3, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338 "2008-03-03T09:43:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![traumadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@traumadog](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/traumadog)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/1 "2008-03-03T09:43:08Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/germany.plane/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/germany.plane/index.html) Cliffs: Airbus in crosswind landing in Germany, drags wingtip. ![http://www.airliners.net/uf/536882887/phpOltUWB.jpg](http://www.airliners.net/uf/536882887/phpOltUWB.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/2 "2008-03-03T09:46:48Z")
“lean wit it, rock wit it” oh, and everytime I see the Lufthansa all i can think of is euthanasia. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/3 "2008-03-03T09:55:04Z")
that cross windshit is not something to play with …what a pic ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/4 "2008-03-03T09:56:49Z")
GEEZ turn the treadmill OFF! ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/5 "2008-03-03T10:04:06Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > “lean wit it, rock wit it” > > oh, and everytime I see the Lufthansa all i can think of is euthanasia. same here…but ever fly Lufthansa? Sexy German flight attendants FTW ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/6 "2008-03-03T10:04:54Z")
> [@Eazy716](#): > > same here…but ever fly Lufthansa? Sexy German flight attendants FTW truth. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/7 "2008-03-03T10:05:39Z")
> Airline spokesman Wolfgang Weber said the plane was rocked by **wind clocked at 155 mph** as it tried to land. Holy shit, now that is a fucking crosswind! ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/8 "2008-03-03T10:12:08Z")
I’ve had some rough landings on German domestic airlines (Gexx), but this is nuts. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/9 "2008-03-03T10:13:18Z")
Not sure why the airport would even have a runway open that was 90 degrees to crosswinds that strong. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/10 "2008-03-03T10:15:31Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Not sure why the airport would even have a runway open that was 90 degrees to crosswinds that strong. > all i can think of is euthanasia. > :snky: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/11 "2008-03-03T10:18:25Z")
> [@MicaH](#): > > GEEZ turn the treadmill OFF! :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/12 "2008-03-03T10:22:49Z")
wow, that’s insane. I’ve always been impressed with the skill involved in landing a plane with a nasty crosswind. Takes some serious know how. ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/13 "2008-03-03T10:26:37Z")
so the left side passengers crapped their pants first when their wing scraped. Then the right side had their chance after their wing scraped. But it wasn’t enough, take off and try it again! With damaged wings. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/14 "2008-03-03T10:27:10Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Not sure why the airport would even have a runway open that was 90 degrees to crosswinds that strong. The germans should just stick with what they know. The seemed to do a really efficient job transporting people in trains. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/15 "2008-03-03T10:32:22Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > Holy shit, now that is a fucking crosswind! 1. when do you see 155mph crosswinds… Hurricanes/tornados 2. there is a maximum allowable crosswind pilots are able to land in … and its like 15-20 knots… Anything higher and they either try to circle the airport and wait for better conditions or divert And thankfully modern planes use JP-8 or that would have been one hell of a fireball ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/16 "2008-03-03T10:35:30Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > 1. when do you see 155mph crosswinds… Hurricanes/tornados > 2. there is a maximum allowable crosswind pilots are able to land in … and its like 15-20 knots… Anything higher and they either try to circle the airport and wait for better conditions or divert > > And thankfully modern planes use JP-8 or that would have been one hell of a fireball 🙂 [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gntYTA0NhI49Wvj2jKe9V1ZyN6\_QD8V60MS01](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gntYTA0NhI49Wvj2jKe9V1ZyN6_QD8V60MS01) > **Airline spokesman** Wolfgang Weber said the plane was **rocked by wind clocked at 155 mph** as it tried to land. I had assumed it was a gust. [http://www.kare11.com/news/news\_article.aspx?storyid=500785](http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=500785) > A Lufthansa jet carrying 131 passengers was caught by gusting wind as it tried to land during a storm. :tspry: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/17 "2008-03-03T10:35:51Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > The germans should just stick with what they know. The seemed to do a really efficient job transporting people in trains. Dude. OK, I laughed. But I feel bad about it. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/18 "2008-03-03T10:37:45Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > The germans should just stick with what they know. The seemed to do a really efficient job transporting people in trains. 👏 ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/19 "2008-03-03T10:38:43Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > 🙂 > > [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gntYTA0NhI49Wvj2jKe9V1ZyN6\_QD8V60MS01](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gntYTA0NhI49Wvj2jKe9V1ZyN6_QD8V60MS01) > > I had assumed it was a gust. it has to be a typo… or someone is exaggerating. I’ve been in the cockpit when we got hit with an estimated 50mph gust… and we had some serious issues. 155mph that plane would be no where near that runway ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338/20 "2008-03-03T10:40:15Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > it has to be a typo… or someone is exaggerating. I’ve been in the cockpit when we got hit with an estimated 50mph gust… and we had some serious issues. 155mph that plane would be no where near that runway Werd? It twas an airline spokesman, which could mean it was anybody from the secretary to the marketing agent. :gotme: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oh-sh-t-moment-of-the-day/44338.md?page=2)