Plane forced to abort landing amid dangerous crosswinds

Tuesday, October 4, 2016
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.
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"It's exactly what pilots are trained to handle," according to AccuWeather. Watch the video above to learn more about crosswinds.
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