Timely warning to watch the gusty winds. I was at an airshow yesterday where a couple acts canceled due to winds, and one rare old transport was almost lost. The C-123 made some passes and then came in to land. As the main gear touched down a gust caught the plane, weathervaning it out of alignment with the runway. It tipped wildly to one side, the wingtip barely clearing the ground before sliding sideways off the grass runway into an adjacent field. No injuries, no damage, and the plane was able to taxi itself back to the display area. I think the farmer who owns the field is used to it getting beat up by the annual event.
Timely warning to watch the gusty winds. I was at an airshow yesterday where a couple acts canceled due to winds, and one rare old transport was almost lost. The C-123 made some passes and then came in to land. As the main gear touched down a gust caught the plane, weathervaning it out of alignment with the runway. It tipped wildly to one side, the wingtip barely clearing the ground before sliding sideways off the grass runway into an adjacent field. No injuries, no damage, and the plane was able to taxi itself back to the display area. I think the farmer who owns the field is used to it getting beat up by the annual event.