June 6 American Eagle 5802 MEM-DFW
Jun 19, 2015, 12:47 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: west TX
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June 6 American Eagle 5802 MEM-DFW
Was anyone else on this flight? We landed with a huge bump, careened towards the terminal, veered away, and taxied at high and varying speeds around the terminal for over 10 minutes before finally pulling into a gate.
I've flown well over a million miles (mostly on other airlines) and have never experienced a landing and taxi like this.
I was flying with a friend who starting referring to the German pilot who crashed his jet into a mountain--that's how bizarre and frightening it was.
I've flown well over a million miles (mostly on other airlines) and have never experienced a landing and taxi like this.
I was flying with a friend who starting referring to the German pilot who crashed his jet into a mountain--that's how bizarre and frightening it was.
Jun 19, 2015, 1:24 pm
#2
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Pure speculation, but if the landing was indeed as hard as you describe with some adverse deviation, they could have done a few extra taxi checks to verify the function of the nose wheel/tiller/landing gear.
Jun 19, 2015, 1:31 pm
#3
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Or maybe the pilot had to take a dump
Jun 19, 2015, 2:02 pm
#4
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: west TX
Programs: Delta gold, United silver
Posts: 187
Just trying to make the point that it was unusual.
We posited the "biological need" explanation.
I land at DFW probably 20-30 times a year for the past few years. This was new in my experience.
Thanks.
We posited the "biological need" explanation.
I land at DFW probably 20-30 times a year for the past few years. This was new in my experience.
Thanks.