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The Roughest 747 Landing I’ve Ever Seen

I love aviation every bit as much as miles & points, and over the years have seen some crazy crosswind landing videos. However, recently some videos have been uploaded of a Silkway 747 cargo aircraft landing at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The plane has what must be one of the roughest landings I’ve ever seen, and on top of that, bounces up and then touches down again.

Check out this crazy video:

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Sometimes it can be difficult to tell just how rough an impact is, so check out how the flaps on the left wing shake violently when the plane touches down. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before, at least to that degree. It really is a testament to how well built planes are.

Crazy, eh?

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Terry Gragg New Member
April 25, 2017, 3:03 am

If that had beed a MD-11 it would have crashed nose first into the tarmac...

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Al C Guest
April 24, 2017, 6:29 pm

I would have liked to know the Indicated Air Speed when they went over the threshold. Even though the nose is up, as it should be, the airplane is descending very rapidly, too rapidly. My first guess without knowing more is that they let the airspeed get to low and the plane was in a stall condition.

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Robert Diamond
April 24, 2017, 12:39 pm

@flyinryan - I agree, notice in the slow motion bit how violently the wing moves around on the initial impact.

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flyinryan New Member
April 24, 2017, 12:27 pm

HOW on earth can the tires/landing gear/attachment points, etc take that much stress without breaking? Amazing. Airplanes are so overbuilt it's not even funny.

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Tom Guest
April 24, 2017, 10:07 am

Umm, maybe the pilots were too busy doing very detailed (and certainly enjoyable) Instagram stories

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