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.