I'm with AAL_Silverbird and others here. Both the profile and the common winds at ABQ lead to 'unusual' approaches, which are actually quite usual. A non-pilot pax is in no position to judge an "upset" from the cabin however experienced he/she may consider themself to be. The alleged bank angles and RoD are simply not credible - there would be a smoking hole somewhere.
If a pax looks out the window and sees nothing but ground, it is impossible to judge the angle. And if the airplane is being tossed around (again common at ABQ), adrenalin will impair the judgement even more.
Without some more detailed and knowledgeable accounts, I'd write this off as a non-event, even if it did shake up some friends.
The Flight Data Recorder will have long since been overwritten. Since there was no damage or injuries, this was not a reportable incident and the airplane simply continued its schedule after a normal (if bumpy) arrival.
Last edited by PaperTiger; 31st Jul 2003 at 00:39.