This ain't the Navy...

[+FastCargo]

...probably shouldn't be landing this hard:

 

 

On Sept. 26, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 operated by Aeropostal landed at Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, with enough force to crack both engine pylons at the airframe, leaving them dangling at the rear fuselage sides. None of the five crew and 125 passengers were seriously injured and all were evacuated onto the runway after the aircraft was stopped. The jet, registered YV136T, is more than 35 years old. The flight, VH 342, according to the Aviation Safety Network, had operated from Caracas and landed at Puerto Ordaz in a manner that has been described as "very hard." This is one you really have to see to believe. We expect your letters, anyway.

 

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/dc9_hard_landing_engine_pylon_crack_venezuela_aeropostal_205485-1.html#gallery

 

FC

[+Fubar512]

Holy crap! Lucky that it held together. Look at the creases in the airframe, just aft of the wingbox!

[+Spillone104]

Poor JT-8Ds and DC-9 of course.

Just wondering if the landing gears or just the tires had no damage. Read on many cases where the gear collapsed... but hey! to rip off the engine mounts is another thing.

[Slartibartfast]

That will take a bit more than Duct tape to put back together... Damn...

[Nesher]

Dangggg

 

lucky everything turned out okay

[Viggen]

Wow. Aren't DC-9s known for being a rather tough bird? That really must have been a hard landing.

[+ST0RM]

But I've got a great look at the Fetzer valve from this angle.

[ezlead]

Pilot must be former Naval Aviator. He thought he was PLANTING it on flight deck,not CONCRETE.

[+Typhoid]

Naval Reserve pilot

 

[+DWCAce]

Crap!