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Watch as Cessna plane rocks from side to side and wing nearly touches runway in 120kph crosswind landing

2019-03-20 66 Dailymotion

A Cessna plane has been filmed rocking violently from side to side as it made its approach to Dusseldorf in strong winds.<br /><br />Footage from on the ground captured on March 10 during Storm Eberhard shows the Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign operated by E-Aviation see-sawing in 75mph crosswinds while trying to land at Dusseldorf airport.<br /><br />While hovering over the runway, the small plane "bounces" up and down as it approaches the runway. <br /><br />As the plane is about to land, its left wing is dragged towards the tarmac floor, lifting the opposite side of the plane into the air. <br /><br />"The unique thing is ... the storm raises one wing as far as the other almost touches the runway. Never before have I recorded such behavior of an aircraft," the filmer - an experienced plane watcher - wrote online.<br /><br />Further footage captured at the same airport on the same day shows a Eurowings Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 making a crosswind approach and the Turboprop being tossed about, leading the pilot to abort.<br /><br />"Amazing Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 crosswind approach during the heavy part of Storm Eberhard at Dusseldorf airport, with extreme speed of 60 knots/120kph," the filmer wrote.<br /><br />Another Eurowings plane is seen here making a takeoff in crosswinds. "After leaving the runway the aircraft directly turns into the storm direction," the filmer writes.<br /><br />Turkish Airlines flight TK1527 from Istanbul to Dusseldorf, an Airbus A330 TC-COE, is also seen aborting its landing.<br /><br />The stormy weather caused severe travel disruption earlier this month in Germany and at least one person died when a tree fell on his car, agencies reported.

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