Talk about a close shave, That would have caused some damage if it hadn't recovered quickly:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/06/27/215230/investigation-opens-after-fire-fighting-dc-10-clips-trees-in-california.html
Has anybody ever witnessed any other close shaves such as that before, i once hit some turbulence on the way to doing a parachute jump which i took as a good sign because at least i had a parachute on.