CRJ900 - hard landing at LaGuardia

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CRJ900 - hard landing at LaGuardia

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a funny, we were enroute to Montreal via LaGuardia over the holidays. our connecting flight had a hard landing on the nose wheel and came wobbling into the gate. the pilot deplaned and sat close to use in the waiting area and was being interrogated by phone from someone from Delta. he said to the phone, "I just don't have the feel for it yet". I had to smile. :) 20 yrs ago I was the flight test lead for the CRJ900 representing GE and the engines (CF34), stationed with Bombardier in Wichita. we analyzed flight test data, wrote certification reports and conducted troubleshooting and maintenance. we got it certified in about 2 yrs and I attended a lot of flight test briefings and de-briefings. the CRJ900 is noted for being tricky to land and the pilots that can set that long fuselage tiny nose gear down easy are very good. the nose gear on the CRJ900 is quirky on the ground too and can cause cockpit extreme bouncing if the concrete seams are just right, proper tire pressure is critical. it was nice to ride on the CRJ900 again, it's a good aircraft. the Delta mechanics had the nose gear replaced in about an hour. I suppose they are good at doing that. ah, memories. we have been very happy with Delta Air Lines.

from my CRJ900 flight test experience, my advice to pilots is to always fly the aircraft within the certified limits, because some very good test pilots found those limits. these pilots had all passed thru the US Military Flight Test Program.
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Re: CRJ900 - hard landing at LaGuardia

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T33 Shooting Star, another example where nose wheel tire pressure was critical. they had a special article instruction just for tire pressure.

https://youtu.be/w0G0zSAAi1o


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