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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54
Posted (12 years 5 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 926 times:

What would happen if an airline pilot, manually flying a landing, in let's say a 737, made a bad landing and landed noticeably off center? Would he be reprimanded?

Greg

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DC-9CAPT From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (12 years 5 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 864 times:

A centerline deviation in and of itself won't get someone fired. But hard landings aren't good. It all depends on the circumstances and if there was any damage and whether it was sufficient enough to be written up as such.

KonaB777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (12 years 5 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 817 times:

As long as the pilot safely lands the airplane on the runway with out causing damage or injuries, what is the problem? Crosswinds can cause a lot of havoc on landings.

ATRpilot From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (12 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 773 times:

For run of the mill cruddy landings, nothing happens except a little embarassment... and bruises from the beating the CA might give the FO!

You're only in trouble unless you significantly deviate from SOP or if you break the ship... and that means both crew members. Both the FO and CA are accountable for flight safety in all phases of flight.

N949WP From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2000, 1437 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (12 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 765 times:

Well, if your landing is as bad as this, you WILL be in trouble :

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'949

USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54
Reply 5, posted (12 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 754 times:

Is a bad landing (like I described) common? I have never experienced one, and I have traveled a good bit.

Greg

Chief A.net college football stadium self-pic guru

F-WWAI From Andorra, joined Dec 1999, 131 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (12 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 710 times:

any landing you and your buddies and the pax can walk away from is a success
fw

Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 11956 posts, RR: 37
Reply 7, posted (12 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 692 times:

If it's noticeable that the rear fuselage is not fully attached to the forward fuselage, or pointing in a slightly different direction, then it's quite likely that the crew will be invited for tea and biccies with the chief pilot and retirement plans would probably form a large part of the conversation.

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