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Mastering the Crosswind Landing Technique: Tips for Safer Touchdowns

Pilot's Life Blog

This method provides better control at touchdown because the aircraft’s longitudinal axis remains aligned with the runway. Combination Method Some pilots use a crab during the approach and transition to a wing-low sideslip just before landing. Smaller planes may feel more affected, while larger aircraft have better stability.

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

Aerotime

The DHC-8, which had been tasked to transport supplies to Niigata in response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake occurring the previous day, had entered the runway at Haneda Airport as the JAL A350 was on final approach. The left winglet of one of the aircraft collided with the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the other.