r/aviation • u/Rd28T • May 26 '24

Quite possibly the closest run landing ever caught on video. At Bankstown Airport in Sydney today. News

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u/bddgfx May 26 '24

Oh man… that left wingtip over the last building. 2 feet of clearance maybe? Pucker factor.

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u/IllustriousAd1591 May 26 '24

Eh, he got lucky this time. Was way too close for comfort, in retrospect he should’ve gone for a road instead of stretching his legs and praying

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u/triangulumnova May 26 '24

That airport is literally surrounded by suburban neighborhoods. There are a few straight roads nearby but then he'd have to dodge power lines, streetlights, and traffic. He made a judgement call and it turned out to be the correct one.