Actually had a charmed life in eighteen years as a passenger until last Christmas when I flew into Narita from Heathrow on a BA B747-400 that was all over the sky due to windshear on the approach. It's quite tense watching the ailerons work quite so hard as they struggle to keep the wings level.
A fortnight later I had a very frightening approach into 23 at Glasgow from Gatwick on a BA B737-400. Was dark, raining heavily and we landed very hard on Runway 23. A quick check of the winds once of the plane gave wind as "170° at 23 gusting 36 kts". Ouch. Hell of crosswind that.
Well done all up front.