Was weather a factor?
Rain all over the area right now.
Nah, probably just showing off.
Weather in NYC area is very bad right now. Not optimal flying weather I’m sure. Very heavy, cold rain right about now, and it’s been raining steady for the last several hours.
rainy and windy there tonight for sure
at night in the rain it can be very difficult to have good depth perception looking at black wet tarmac
from the hard landing I’m guessing the pilot may not have been able to see quite how close they were
could also be wind gusts, low turbulence
We’ve been having cold rain all day in the NYC metro area. Lot of spots getting freezing rain this evening. This is completely normal for this area at this time of year.
I’m sure weather was a factor - really heavy rain here. LaGuardia is a tough landing in the best of weather.
“Was weather a factor?”
No more likely a pilot short on hours was. :-)