[Conspiracy Guy]

He was too far upwind. He realized that. Then he turned left to regain the centerline,(dumb move, should have initiated go around then). Wind got under his upwind wing and almost put the downwind wingtip into the ground then he overcorrected to the right and the wind pushed down on his upwind wing almost striking the ground with the upwind wingtip. He’s rear stall and mushed his way back into the air only because there was enough power to be added.

I hate to be an armchair quarterback but pilot error almost ended some lives.

[patton]

This morning on FNC, they ran a clip of a wheels up landing of a Cherokee.

The pilot did a great job, circled to burn fuel, cut the engine before flare, and dlid to a stop right on the centerline.

Honest question - any way you add it up, his repair bill is going to be $50k, starting with a prop and engine.

So, why not do the belling landing on the grass NEXT to the runway?

(Note - I have never landed without the gear fixed and welded.)

[TalonDJ]

He was too far upwind. He realized that. Then he turned left to regain the centerline

Watch it again. He was a little up wind but not bad. He 'turned left' to straight up right at touch down which is what you have to do. It was bad luck that a HUGE gust hit them right then. See how far that plane goes to the side? That gust was way more than the steady wind was. I have seen footage of crosswind landings in much higher wind than that. Heck I had ridden in the right seat while my dad set down in much worse winds than that. He had his right wing a little high at touch-down but other than that I thought his setup looks ok. Not superb but workable if not for that big gust. The tower is more at fault. They are the ones that look at surface winds and gusting and give clearance to land.