Originally Posted by
Shaggy Sheep Driver
So you thought he did OK? I can't see how he could have done it much worse!
So, how about
:
He could have landed not on the runway.
He could have not declared an emergency, and so not had the ground staff prepared.
He could have panicked.
He could have not flared.
He could have turned it upside down by landing on grass and the trailing support could have dug in.
He could have landed not controlled.
He could have not tried to keep the weight on the working wheel.
He could have not tried to keep the plane straight by not using the rudder.
He could have not landed in the middle of the runway.
He could not have unlatched the door before landing.
He could not have turned the engine off at all.
He could have not used the brakes and so run off the end of the runway.
He could have messed up the approach (since he knew everyone was watching and was under pressure).
He could have ballooned (the plane would have been light).
Training and the airline industry is, I suggest, nothing to do with this. He has never likely flown anything bigger than a PA28. He has probably had professional Aussie instructors who don't have a bad reputation.
Looked to me that he was coming in on the slow side, which was perhaps his plan, so when he flared (what - 3 feet off the ground?) he didn't have much energy left for the hold off and so the plane stopped flying early and it plonked down.
No injuries, plane can be used again, I'd be happy with that outcome.