Plane forced to abort landing amid dangerous crosswinds

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Plane forced to abort landing amid dangerous crosswinds
A plane faced tough crosswinds when landing at England's Birmingham Airport.

A plane was forced to abort landing after facing dangerous crosswinds.

According to AccuWeather, the pilot was "forced to abort the landing and circle around for a second attempt" at Birmingham Airport in England. While the footage of the attempted landing looks dramatic, incidents like this happen fairly often.

"It's exactly what pilots are trained to handle," according to AccuWeather. Watch the video above to learn more about crosswinds.