Polish Air Lines flight 113 was descending for a landing at an

airport they had never been to before. The pilot looked out the

windshield and suddenly exclaimed to the copilot, Holy cow! Look

how short the runway is! Ive never seen one that short!

The copilot looked out the windshield. Wow! youre right! Thats

incredible! Are you sure we can make it? Well we better, were

almost out of fuel.

So the captain got on the intercom and notified the passengers to

put their heads between their knees and prepare for an emergency

landing. Then he set the flaps to full down and slowed the plane to

just over stall speed. The big jumbo jet came screaming in, on the

ragged edge of control. The pilots hands were sweating, the copilot

was praying. They touched down and came screeching to a halt JUST

before the edge of the runway, the tires smoking.

WHEW! That was CLOSE! yelled the captain.That runway was SHORT!

Yeah! said the copilot,and WIDE too!