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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
Acey, I'll question on your "go to the damn alternate" comment. Based on what?
Of course I/we know very few details, but you said in your post the weather was above limits to do the approach, and the winds were strong but nothing crazy if landing on 32. Now I don't know what the runway conditions were but you didn't mention them either. I don't see, based on very limited info, why it was crazy to try the approach.
Of course, based on what happened, something obviously did go very wrong. And maybe you're right, it should never have been attempted. But I just don't see how it was a no brainer based on the info you mentioned.
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Yeah that is a post I should not have made. Looks like they landed 05, so under A320's crosswind limit of 38. I'm looking for official RSC, but I haven't yet found it; definitely contaminated is all I've found. I'm not explicitly saying they should have gone to their alternate, more-so just alluding to the significant number of crashes caused by "get-there-itis"...
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Originally Posted by sa226
The greatest crosswind component on the field would have been roughly 26kts at the max gust of 33kts. Crosswinds like that are not at all uncommon across Canada and not at all outside the limitations of many aircraft.
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That is very close to A320's limit, and I know for a fact some SOP's lower that limit if RSC or vis is as bad as it was.