Boeing 737 - Question about firm landing
Hi,
I flew back from Stansted to Madrid around a week ago, and something has been annoying me since I touched down in Madrid
The plane felt as if it was coming too fast, and moving about a bit. And as far as I can tell, it was very good weather!
Then the wheels seemed to smash into the ground and the plane felt like it came in hard?
It was a Boeing 737-800, and I have flown on this a lot, and never has it ever landed like this.
A loud bang, the overhead lockers rattleing, and a hard feeling.
This was so scary, as I though landing wheels would collapse, snap, and break.
I would be very interested to know why do sometimes planes do this, is it a pilots mistake?
It was with Ryanair, and from a search, it seems this is often. Although this is my first bad landing with them, I still fly with them.
I am NOT saying Ryanair are bad or criticising any pilot. I can't fly a plane, so I trust my life with pilots.
I would be extremely grateful for someone to explain exactly what went wrong, or what happened. And how much the landing wheels can take before they will snap and break.
Thank you.
Nikolai.
P.S
I am not suggesting Ryanair are a bad airline or saying the pilot was very bad.