Added: we tried 55kts at sim,but there I didn`have it quite right and tended to loose the upwind main gear. My sim partner timed it better and he had no problems landing, -A simulator. Most problems with the landing gear we had, were with shimmy damper. But with destinations like Petrosavodsk no wonder. Those concrete block runways had me send warm thanks to engineers in every Takeoff. -This just to tell something of Saab,s landing gear as user`s point. So I agree with Arctic Circle that there is probably more in this incident than just crosswind. Piloting is always the first that the press likes to adhere to,but as most have told here,Saab is very nice to handle,even in demanding occasions,so I am looking forward to see technical reports in this. The nose gear steering system,is a bit of a kind with its plates,so better wait...
Last edited by Naali; 6th Jan 2015 at 14:49.