True story from a captain with Korean Air. Forecast wind for landing 15 knots crosswind. Local F/O was PF for the sector so the captain asked the F/O how he intended to conduct the landing. F/O briefed he would leave the automatics engaged until near the flare and then use rudder to align the aircraft with the centre line and lower the into wind wing to prevent drift.
On final it was obvious there was no wind. The autopilot remained engaged as briefed and at the flare the F/O disengaged the autopilot, gave an almighty kick on the briefed rudder and lowered the wing. The aircraft went ape as did the captain, who managed to salvage the messed up landing.
After the captain recovered from the shock of a nearly wiped out landing, he asked the F/O why he had booted in rudder when there was no crosswind? The F/O looked at him amazed and said all he had done was carry out the technique as he had earlier briefed. The captain said but there was no crosswind! The F/O replied it was obvious therefore the forecast was wrong...
