Wind pushes jet wing onto runway
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Lufthansa jet carrying 131 passengers was caught by wind as it tried to land during a storm, causing a wing tip to graze the runway before the pilot got the plane back off the ground, the airline said.
The incident happened Saturday as the Airbus A320 approached Hamburg airport on a flight from Munich.
Airline spokesman Wolfgang Weber said the plane was traveling at 155 mph.
The plane landed safely shortly afterward on its second attempt.
“It was a dicey situation,” Weber said. “People were quite shaken.”
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