The Auckland landing incident was caused by the Korean F/o compensating for an 8kt crosswind by kicking off the drift and putting the incorrect aileron into wind so rolling the aircraft in the flare, drifting off centreline and scraping a pod, and damaging the raised runway edge lights. The skipper was extremely experienced on the 747, but it happened too quick he said. Because until you get to the flare normally everything seems okay when the F/o is flying, but it's the last 50ft where it all goes t..s up. Often there's no flare, or there's no looking out the window for perspective. Unbelievably some will try to flare on the flight director. These guys then become skippers themselves!