been looking around and see reports now that A/C requested to land on 'reserve' runway strip alongside normal runway. Passengers noticed this and panicked and all moved to one side of aircraft.
1. Seems unlikely but is it anymore unlikely than the crocodile story?
2. Not a flier myself, but used to do w+b, would 8+ passengers moving sides of the aircraft (in flight) really cause it to lose control? I took a pleasure flight on a DC3 years ago and we all (as were were advised to do) kept moving from side to side to 'observe the views' - all seemed stable then? perhaps though this was when the A/C was on final approach (and should have been belted in) and would have a much bigger impact at lower speed???
Can someone help me out on if this is plausable/likely?