Jet Nearly Crashes at Hamburg Airport

he powerful winter storm system that swept across Central Europe this weekend nearly caused a massive air traffic disaster on Saturday in Hamburg. A Lufthansa jet struggled through 90 kilometer-per-hour (56 miles per hour) crosswinds on its approach into the Hamburg airport. After skidding dramatically across the runway in an aborted landing, the plane's pilot opted to take off once again.

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• Crashes
• Germany
• Pilot
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• Storm

[procast]

the pilot is highly professional!

Do not try this in a airplane...

try it at Microsoft Flight Simulator X at home! :)

[bandman18]

Damn, I'd be shitting my pants if I was on that flight. That's one hell of a pilot.

[siberiantiger0]

@HumanimalisM

Yeah, but mostly skill and intuition.

[MisterLEM0NS]

Crosswind to the MAX. guy deserves a medal just for trying!

[klin1klinom]

Too many pants to wash after that one.

[HumanimalisM]

luck

[SammyJ21]

I shit myself just watching it

[jetsonjoe]

The wind across that runway is awful at times...almost gale force winds...the pilot is just doing his job..and should have anticipated this as it is well known.

[MightyMick77]

5 Stars...........For the Pilot

[landwarrior82]

i'm going to travel hamburg next week. hopefully things will be good. :)

[legendofspades2004]

well it tried to battle the wind by comin in at an angle but it was underestimated severly and very bad judgement

[legendofspades2004]

good job on the pilot there