Flying through hail is bad
June 11th, 2006 3:10pm
I’ve been on flights through bumpy weather many times, but am happy to have missed this one. The nosecone (which houses the radar) came off, and there were cracks and holes in the wings and windshield.
‘’I could not see anything through the front windows because they were shattered. So I checked side windows when I tried to land the plane.'’
All 200 passengers, including 177 elementary school kids, were uninjured.
Link, with video. (Reuters)
