"James Sleeman" wrote in message
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On Oct 27, 6:33 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
don't make a dent in the nation's air traffic. Nobody is landing 737s
on grass strips.

Yes, they are.

I've done it.

Do tell. It'd have to be a pretty hard packed grass strip I'd have
thought?


Many years ago, the AP ran a story on a 737 dead stick landing in the south.
Perhaps Mississippi, Louisiana? It think the pilot put it down on a levee or
something if I recall. The photo showed the main gear buried to the top of
the tires, without folding the gear. That pilot was both very lucky, and
very good. It think all souls walked away. I still can't imagine it.