A380 Touch and Go (Aborted Landing) Manchester Airport July 11th 2012

A380 attempting to land at Manchester in crosswind. Appeared to touch down about half way along the runway and had to abort -

[@grah84mck]

Think all airlines should check these comments out so many unemployed pilots

[@WorldofAutomobile]

lmao

[@bodybuilding4lifebab]

+Graham Mck Nice one mate

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

That is just so amazing and mind boggling that something like that can lift off and fly. Beautiful.

[@Kris108s]

Forgot to delete his browser history at home

[@wingaard]

Its about as long as you would want to spend in Manchester anyway ...

[@bepsicola7619]

quality

[@ThePorkypete51]

Long enough to get piss wet through....

[@thlis6582]

Burn

[@Jamlidd]

great capture, and a good decision by the pilot...

[@HeartlandTuber]

This is a very nice catch. The pilot was clearly sensing the winds, it kept him from touching down as intended, but he was so close you can clearly see smoke twice from wheels making contact. But then he realizes he is beyond the defined touchdown zone extending from the threshold of the runway, and he is right to abort and go around, rather than risking running out of runway before he can decelerate after landing beyond the threshold. The A380 is a big plane, and heavy, so he did the right thing.

[@rabautios]

two landings for the price of one ;)

[@krumplethemal8831]

better than ending up dead at the end of a run way..

[@rabautios]

yep, go around is always safe - landing is not

[@KnowdedgeIsBacon]

Awesome. The spray off the ground when the engines power back up is incredible!

[@Fazillah]

imagine being inside and hearing the announcement in arabic first and not knowing wtf he said until the english translation...

[@nlhm111]

Thanks for comment. It landed about 10 mins later. I did film that aswell but didn't upload as the landing was uneventful !

[@LorddGray]

Impressive. I would not have thought that beast could get airborne again that quickly.

[@green823jade]

There was quite obviously too much gravy aboard the aircraft for the pilot to make a safe landing and so the landing was aborted. Usually this is used up during in-flight service, however in some cases there can be a surplus. It is against CAA regulations to dump gravy in British airspace. The aircraft went into the hold and passengers were I am told offered the opportunity to indulge in a roast beef dinner with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. This reduced the gravy surplus to within safe landing limits and the aircraft was able to make a safe landing later on that day.

[@esmi000]

No! It had too much lift as it approached in direct wind.

[@pedro1492]

i guess that makes sense

[@XzC1AYT0NzX]

WOW HAHAHAHA

[@johnnypocketrocket]

lol

[@joshuaryanfrench]

You think because they ate it the mass went away? Lol

[@nlhm111]

scary thought . Glad i wasn't on that plane , would have been a little worried !!

[@user2kffs]

Even in the sky between the clouds it looks fcking huge!

[@nlhm111]

Thanks. Thats what you call being in the right place at the right time ! Couldn't believe I was seeing this let alone catch it on video !

[@LesPhotosdeJCBTV]

Beautiful !!! Awesome Video ! love A380

[@aljack1979]

Looks like an initial cross wind which changed to a tailwind which may have increased his air speed thus pushing the aircraft further down the runway, once it bounced it was inevitably past the touch down zone and may not have had enough runway to land safely. Always best to go around. Great capture though, not every day one sees this of an A380.

[@vincentadriaenssens]

tailwind decreases airspeed ;)

[@bigtaxrefund]

as a pilot myself i can assure you that this is not a complete touch and go. in training, a "touch and go" is when you fully land, retract your flaps, reset the trim, add enough take off power, roll down the runway to take off speed and lift off again. this pilot came in too fast causing excessive lift on the wings. As a result, the aircraft would not land. that explains the bouncy landings. the pilot ran out of "required" landing space so had no choice but to power up, take off again and make a go around. this is more of a aborted landing.

[@iwantlotsofcows]

And of course in an A380, not to mention nearly any relatively large aircraft, you have time to touch down and retract your flaps before restoring take off power and correct flaps before taking back off just to be a "touch and go". You think if they were coming in too fast they would still "touch and go"? or do you think they are sufficiently trained to know how coming in too fast would affect the landing? Listen carefully, you can hear the wind gusting. This isn't a light aircraft. Also you claim to be a pilot and looking at your account you have not one video of you in, near, or around any aircraft, other than an upload of a Dash-8 taking off. You have not subscribed to anything that any pilot may have interests in. I have no other reason but to believe that you were either drunk, dreaming, or just bullshitting when you wrote that comment.

[@bigtaxrefund]

Either or its a comment section. Good comment or nasty; it really doesn't matter. I'm not here to post diplomas or licenses or videos of myself flying. I don't subscribe to what the masses of society do. God bless u anyway

[@halimboy9130]

Captain be like. Sorry, wrong airport. See ya!

[@oceantrolls73]

He saw the plane spotters and said "there ya go fellas, this one's for you!"

[@73reider]

Pilot knows what he is doing.....

[@razionalmente4589]

Many accidents comes from refuse to Go Around, Go Around (and not touch and go) is not a pilot's defeat it's a security procedure!

[@danpend]

Although Manchester is a major International Airport with lots of traffic including many jumbo's, runway 23R doesn't offer a lot of runway to play with even with the extra overrun at the end. It looked like to me, perhaps because of the wind and other factors, he went too far down the runway before the mains touched and made a very wise decision to abort before his airplane carried him and its passengers off the far end of the runway. Excellent job, cockpit crew!

[@bonmec101]

So beautiful! And nicely captured...

[@undeadpharoah]

That wind shear at 0:33 threw them off. You can see him raise the nose too much, then he knows he overshot.

[@Charlie_Ses]

Tormund Giantsbane about the best explanation on here

[@Aviatorspot]

Amazing touch n go landing of A380! Love to see in slow motion. Have subscribed!

[@HelenaMikas]

Thanks for the info ...love your videos :-)

[@fer1980]

That plane landing its always an event ;) thanks for the video it was great.

[@lebavo]

You got a SCOOP. And' You are a great video camera operator. Well done !

[@artb2455]

That’s one big plane

[@DjiAviation]

Great catch!

[@riikkeary]

Nice Catch, I thought i was seeing things when i saw this on app again..thanks for sharing.

[@demetriosoares4736]

Congrats for the video. I can see the plane moving out of normal due to crosswinds. Greetings from Brazil!

[@badalgulhati]

Awesome video!!

[@mrhoffame]

That is a beast!!

[@fsx757rules]

That sound! Goosebumps!!!

[@baco7578]

Amazing! Great shot! Very nice catch! :)

[@rajarams5988]

Camera angle , perspective , parallax error...we can't make out runway length left. Even the go round looked so businesslike it must have been a test of some sort. But one thing certain....absolute brilliant pilot in absolute control.

[@staaaajn]

Great video! Never seen anything like this.

[@MikesIZempillas]

Great video mate! 5ubscribed

[@Kevin19700]

Crosswinds looked pretty severe.

[@lepiloteivre]

Awesome sight... pushed around like a little toy plane. Great vid!

[@babarrajaofficial5696]

Could someone tell me why pilot attempts go around ?

[@appasonata2]

Great video

[@andruggompotashi]

Great video and info' on the situation.

[@keelyzee]

that wind looks ferocious!!! (I would have white knuckled the seat arm!!) I could see he touched too far down the runway, so his only choice was to take off again. Fantastic video!! (the 380 just fascinates me!!)

[@Carpathianrelinquished]

v nice tx for sharing! Im on the 380 in Dec going to Auckland via Brisbane from my home in Dubai. First time on the 380

[@Aviatorspot]

Amazing catch of this aborted landing!

[@xtrmystic1622]

I love the A380

[@MAftab-oh8nm]

Cimik gaming/ vlogs ..me too

[@sushanthvallapudas1491]

Then buy it

[@MustraOrdo]

It's like doing ballet. great video. danki (thank you)

[@perp1exed]

At 00:38 the plane almost looks like a glider when it hits a wind current! Then there's the roaring sound of the engines and plane thrusting back into the air. Great vid man, thanks for posting!

[@topofdescentable]

Very good picture!

[@YoungFlyer237]

Wow that's amazing!

[@mpz-video]

Very cool video...like it.

[@arimercubuana]

it's for avoid overshot the runaway.

[@LesPhotosdeJCBTV]

Nice video :) I Subscribed !

[@Sky1]

I've been on a flight when we had to do that, some other jet crossed the runway just as we were landing.

[@nlhm111]

thanks for comment, as far as i know its a 12.20 arrival daily from Dubai

[@DonnyPepquoi]

It's such a great way to spook the passengers ....

[@avesraggiana]

Incorrect. The pilot is the one who calls the Go-Around, not a computer. Once the human decision is made to Go Around, and the initial manual Go-Around procedures are performed and the pilot calls for the aircraft to be reconfigured for the Go-Around, then depending on the operating limitations of the aircraft, the autopilot can be re-engaged and automation takes over. But certainly, no aircraft would ever be designed where a computer makes the decision to Go-Around instead of the pilot.

[@alm6261]

This was a tour of the uk by this plane it done the same manouvre at Edinburgh airport and others throughout the uk

[@hamiltonpeak]

This is really great.. haven't seen a landing where the wheels touched and bounced so many times..

[@RandallFlaggNY]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinkin' coffee...

[@Ivl0lvl]

AMAZING! that pilot is pro!

[@HelenaMikas]

this is a great video .you really have captured it .How long before it did actually land ?

[@KushalDave]

nice video

[@rooophy]

You are right about the crosswind gust affecting this landing but the actual reason the plane overshot is that with such a large wing area, it takes very little for the plane to achieve lift. That gust basically prevented the plane from touching down by giving it extra lift.You can clearly see it at 0:33, the pilot raises the nose to allow the main gear to make contact and the plane skips and then remains several feet off the ground until the crew decides to go around at 0:42.

[@billysmith5605]

haha i bet that made the spoters day

[@ArcticEwi]

Oh man, that's a good catch!

[@steappy7292]

I was on it !!

[@BadenCityFire]

you can see how strong mother nature is.... playing with the A380 like he is VW Beetle ! :-)

[@rutiyahalom9993]

Wow that was amazing

[@gottagetatubename]

Good powerful go around from it though, pretty impressed by its climb out.

[@Tampaslice]

Good stuff!

[@hanshome1982]

Totally agree, this is such a situation where disasters are created, or prevented as in this case. Rare catch.

[@jwan4757549]

i like this video so much

[@lytee3720]

so powerfull!!

[@brandonalami2534]

a touch and touch and go haha. great video.

[@bugislightning7727]

I came back from Maui yesterday and we had a rejected landing at night.

[@aniketb2010]

Holy shit! This is injustice!! :P

[@rallycorsa1600]

There are so many people because this is the Aviation viewing park at Manchester, There are sometimes hundreds of enthusiasts there watching the landings and take offs. It also has a few aircraft including a beautiful Concorde on display in the compound.

[@miketheavgeek]

awesomeee!!

[@UpcomingChris]

It's a go around, the Go around was executed before the main gear Briefly touched the ground, This is a great capture!

[@nlhm111]

You're 100% right in that most people (including myself) dont know much about aircraft or safety procedures. When I commented I'd be worried on that plane, i'ts simply the fear of not knowing whats happening. It was not a criticism of the pilot. You guys do a job most of us haven't got the skill or guts to do. Liken the feeling to being a passenger in a car. You see danger ahead, you want to react, you can"t do anything and hope the driver does the right thing. Hope this clears up any confusion

[@Flight231]

Between 1.35 and 1.41 the aircraft encounters ground effect and as has been said, crosswind + little extra speed and she keeps on flying. The autothrottle on a 737 would have cut to idle at 24 feet, but thats a much smaller aircraft! Great video, very interesting.

[@ThePilot314]

That is totally correct! Due the gusting up crosswinds you have to approach with higher speed, and probably you caught a strong wind from the front with the result that the plane starts "flying" again and THEN you overshot the decision point for latest touch down ........ so you HAEVE to stop the landing and go around. After three or four times this procedure also the P.I.C. becomes a little bit nervous!

[@ianhamilton396]

Been in a few go arounds and I would much rather do this than having the pilots dealing with a runway that ends as well as whatever else was causing the situation in the first place.

[@nlhm111]

was standing on the left hand mound at the runway visitor park (mound closest to the terminal building). camera was on full zoom (10x) so appears closer than you really are

[@DRMUTMIT]

this is the perfect touch n go

[@TheHandThatBites]

love the a380

[@smacman68]

You're the only one. It is a disaster of unmitigated proportion for Airbus. They have no orders. With what they have invested, they should break even in the year 2035 and will begin to show a profit by 2040. Hub to hub aviation is a dying idea. Point to point is the future, and Boeing bet the farm on that idea, and won. There are over 1300 firm orders with options for hundreds more. The A380 is being made at one per month just to keep the pipeline alive. It is a nice looking, high tech beast, but not practical today

[@nntflow7058]

The new model is not hub to hub anymore. It's Congestion to Congestion for A380. LAX, JFK, SFO, NRT, LHR, DXB, CDG, FRA, SYD, MEL, SIN, PEK, HKG, PVG, SZX, CGZ, CAN, etc. So it's alive and well. For now. Until it reached 20 years mark and it got to be replaced somehow.

[@Gk22632]

A380 is so big you can hardly feel the take off

[@ThePorkypete51]

As an aircraft, it's the best in the business. So quiet, plenty of space and you hardly notice it land sometimes.

[@mentallarry]

Yup, if you can't put that sucker down that far past the threshold, you best push those throttles up and pull that joystick back for the go around. Great video of some great airmanship!

[@StevenDoyle35]

Was the video taken at a viewing spot? If so where please?

[@jabba0975]

Very floaty.

[@mikespindor]

Good call by crew to go around.

[@stu1002]

My interpretation of this is that the aircraft was supposed to touch down at about 0:34, but got a huge amount of "ground effect" which popped it back up to 20-30ft altitude. By the time the pilot recovered this and got the wheels back down at 0:43 he was running short on runway, so did a go-around.

[@kinghk5734]

Probably on test

[@angelkotilainen]

That's insane! wow

[@Trampadoo]

Kudos to the pilots!

[@derekwall200]

OVERRUN ALERT!!! I would've loved to hear the sound of those rolls Royce trent 1000s roaring at takeoff power

[@Shellocker]

very nice !