Landing a large airliner is much tougher than it looks.
Asiana Flight 214 crashed at SFO on July 6, 2013. Asiana and Korean Air are both from South Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214
I have landed in Cebu…in a 747 no less. That runway goes from one shore of the island all the way across to the other shore. There was a cow pasture on one side…at least there was 12 years ago. The landing was dicey, looked like we were landing on the water…but the take off would make you lose whatever was in your bowels.
Mi Tu Long, Pilot.
Did the plane suffer much? Did they put it out of it’s misery?
That was Asiana that crashed at SFO.
As an airline pilot I can’t say it out loud, a friend of mine calls the Korean pilots the “Gooks of ******”. They were hiring a bunch of US pilots and I think they started weeding them out… Who knows, accidents happen… i’ve met a lot of Korean in Asiana pilots and they seem like a standup guys who are trying to do a good job. If I’m on my third approach into an airport my brain is going to my alternate after my second approach. Just me however…
been to several of those islands to Kiteboard. Cebu, Cataclan and a few others are very small. I am continually amzed this doesnt happen more often. landing big planes on a little strip, those guys got some talent!
My worst ever landing experience was landing in Wellington, NZ among heavy crosswinds. Passengers broke into applause after we touched down.