r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Mr_Panda009 • 26d ago

Removed: Not NFL Pilots narrowly avoids crashing due to heavy winds from a tornado.

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u/_nf0rc3r_ 26d ago

It’s called a go around and a very normal SOP if I recall.

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u/hypersonic3000 26d ago

Last time this happened on a flight I was on the flight attendant called it a "surrendered landing attempt". Never heard anyone else ever call it that.

Whatever you call it, it's unpleasant. Our plane felt like it went sideways right before the wheels touched. Then full throttle back up.

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u/Titan_Arum 25d ago

I once was on a flight that had 3 (!!!) surrendered landing attempts before successfully landing on the 4th try. The plane was eerily quiet the entire time.

Apparently, a strong cold front was coming through at exactly the same time we were landing and kept pushing the plane away from the runway as we attempted to land.

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u/aberroco 25d ago

That's kind of normal. Might've gone to a different airport on third attempt, but the pilot seem to decide it's possible to land safely. If third attempt would've failed, then you would have to go to a different airport.

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u/pomegranatepants99 25d ago

My blood pressure is going up just reading this

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u/hypersonic3000 23d ago

Yikes. I'm pretty even keel, but when the plane went sideways, my immediate thought was, "well, we're dead". Going through that three times sounds hellish.

Our second attempt, the pilot took no prisoners, coming in hot and slammed the plane onto the runway. Hard ass landing, but no harm no foul I guess.

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u/tomaiholt 26d ago edited 25d ago

A go around should happen way before continuing a landing, at the decision height. I think this is just a missed approach, a very late missed approach.

Edit: I'm wrong

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u/Zealousideal_Echo589 25d ago

Not always. Wheels can touch tarmac and still perform a go-around.

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u/Whiskey_River_73 25d ago

Well yeah, a go around would still happen then, wouldn't it, given the other unsavory outcome? 🤷

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u/aberroco 25d ago

Nope, mostly wrong. Decision height is for instrumental approach, mostly. It's height at which you should clearly see runway to proceed. In any case, pilot may initiate go-around at any point, until he committed to land - i.e. turned on thrust reverses, brakes, have not enough runway ahead or not enough speed.

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u/tomaiholt 25d ago

I've now googled and see I'm wrong. There's a definition that even includes the 'bounce' in the vid. I'll keep my trap shut when I sense I'm talking out of my ass lol

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u/Triwki 26d ago

It’s more like touch and go procedure,if I’m not mistaken

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u/DeletedByAuthor 26d ago

Both exist, depending on how far you are into the landing procedure. This time it's a touch and go since the tyres connected to the runway.

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u/Triwki 26d ago

I know,but I tried to be polite while correcting the previous commentator.

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u/_nf0rc3r_ 26d ago

Very nice. I approve.

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u/DeletedByAuthor 26d ago

All good, just trying to clear things up :)

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u/Triwki 26d ago

Yeah!don’t mess with professionals :)