BOEING KLM ABORTED LANDING AS BOEING CORSAIR ON THE RUNWAY

this is St. Maarten in Caribbean, it has the smallest runway in the world where a boeing lands. i was on the beach at that time with tons of tourist over there enjoying and we witnessed these two boeing planes they actually came too close and KLM aborted its landing

[@fox2mike28]

"I have it on VIDEO!!!" I love that guy. What a great line.

[@juanchito26]

You really witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime event. That could have been very scary if that plane did not abort the landing....

[@Vpmatt]

God I love the sound of those 747 engines as it goes around.

[@eyeeyeful]

I could sit all day with a beer watching those things come into land! Good vid

[@KoploperMau]

I love the sound the Jet makes when it aboards. Just FULL THROTTLE!

[@valappilaone]

hi nice video. 2 boing 747 targeting the same runway. the approch method of KLM shows that it was about to land. it took a power up and took a nose up sharp turn. well done

[@deviage]

As Robert said. It's a standard procedure that happens at busy airports. Might make the average person a little nervous though. Calling the airport scary is like calling JFK and O'hare scary in the US or Heathrow scary in England. For those that don't know, Sint Maarten's airport is the second busiest airport in the Caribbean region with peak period movements of landing/take-off every 1-2 minutes.

[@gtaylor666]

Nothing too scary, but I love that YOU captured this on video!

[@abeamarra]

Have you noticed that Corsair has revved up his engines while making a U-turn to rush for take off? Its because Corsair pilots already saw KLM coming in for a landing. Pilots of both planes already saw each other from a distance, the question is: Who was given clearance by ATC first? KLM to land or Corsair to take off? With only one runway for take off & landing, whoever was cleared first should have priority access to the runway while the other should stand by for clearance.

[@Brillig2]

I remember once in Guatemala city, a 4 prop passenger plane was coming in for a landing. As it approached, an air force fighter took off in the opposite direction, forcing the propeller plane to abort.

[@JSF747]

Being a commercial pilot my self, there's no way that the pilots could've turned around and done a 180 on the runway with out the Tower, and respecting Departure controller giving the go ahead.

[@Rehnn83]

I also agree - not only did the Corsair taxi into position - it actually started rolling

[@glodieda]

what the hell is wrong with air traffic control ??

[@jeromegraham-record9466]

No need to blame ATC, the minimums be off time after time, especially with approaching aircraft throttling its knots. Similar incident happened at MWCR, when a Cayman Boeing 733 aborted its landing while on finals, and a United Boeing 738 aborting its takeoff, due to minimums error.

[@abeamarra]

The situation is like a first-come-first-serve basis. Whichever of the two airline (KLM or Corsair) was given clearance by ATC should have priority access to the runway. KLM was on final approach while Corsair was taking off. There's definitely a failure in coordination by the ATC on which of the two were given clearance first.

[@D0dgeCharg3r]

Nice filming!, this IS once in a lifetime probably XD

[@vfrmilco]

This shows a great the pilot reacts on such an occasion....well done.... And a great and awsome video it is :-)

[@abeamarra]

Given that perhaps Corsiar has prior clearance to take off before KLM lands, my understanding is that whoever has prior clearance from ATC goes first, and whoever follows, will stand by. Even though KLM was perhaps miles away on his final approach, ATC should not have given him clearance until Corsair has cleared the runway.

[@putman201]

in the canary islands, teneriffe (i forgot how to spell it) 2 747's collided on the runway. PANAM couldn't find the exit off the runway and klm started to take off, the FO stopped the capt . The capt got departure clearance and started to take off. This still is not a takeoff clearance, but he took off anyways. the FO was not about to stop the capt again so his silence and the captains arrogance cost over 500 lives when the klm plane slammed into the panam 747 that was still on the runway

[@planedudea380]

WOW! nice vid!, did u notice the corsair 744 took off super fast just in case

[@ChrisCooper312]

This is a totally normal thing, ATC oviously expected the Corsair to have taken off before the KLM passed desision height, but for whatever reason it wasn't, and the KLM, as proceedure, aborted the landing. I've seen it happen twice in the last year at my local airport, which is far from busy, and that was only on about 20 occasions I was up there.

[@deviage]

August is the slow season. High season starts from mid-november and continues until end of april. if you come in august however, you will see all different sizes of airplanes. juliana airport handles from one of the smallest (cessna 152) to one of the biggest (boeing 747-400) on any given day.

[@ELSTARBREAKER]

A go around caught on video NICE but as mentioned in other coments runway incursions happen time to time thank God for A.T.C. if I was a passenger on the approaching jet shooting video I would have turned that to my advantage Great Video KEEP ROCKING!

[@yourcptspeaking]

Reminds me of King Julian from Madagascar lol...great clip made even better by the commentary :)

[@seno862]

oh...damn, i remember that day....i was there on the beach also, it nearly killed me to see that...that day my friends came from the US that day....we went to the hotel to cool-off after that

[@fgiorgio]

the process is very normal, they did nice job....and U guy lucky to record it...thanx !!!!

[@cazcabral]

Two beautiful 747 flying low just over my head, that would be nice !

[@75426168]

I love this airport! :D

[@Didado07]

2) And btw, big plane's like 747's have to make backtrack on the runway of st Martin (st Maarten) because the room, it can't vacant the runway on that point. It seems that the KLM 747 whas a little earlyer than expect, so the only right thing was too abort the landing of the KLM plane and i'm sure there was a good communication between both aircraft and ATC. This things happens every day all over the world.

[@Adsterz20leh]

I thinks the KLM pilot made a good choice of the go-around

[@DJFiFTY24]

i can imagine how furious that pilot must hve been if he was tired.

[@Fassja]

very nice video i love to see go arounds at sxm

[@koksy]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but wake turbulence is only produced when an aircraft is generating lift(ie its airborne). Had the KLM had room to land, it would not have flown through any wake of the Corsair as the aircraft was still moving down the runway and not generating lift. For the KLM to encounter wake turbulence it would have had to land and take off again behind the Corsair.

[@Gerardius]

Yes, that is was what I said (or what I tried to say). I only wasn't sure if it was a Discovery Channel or National Geographic's documentary. I agree with you. Actually, I think KLM is a great airline. I flew with KLM a month ago, from Barcelona to Mexico City, and I will get back to Barcelona next week, with KLM too.

[@ohheyitskevinc2]

To be fair to the Corsair, they were already committed and had nowhere to go once given the go ahead to taxi. 747s have to taxi on the runway and turn at the end and there's no slipway for them to exit to. The only option was to turn round and get out ASAP which they did.

[@FlightTeamOne]

that is why the klm made the right turn. That procedure is put there to prevent stupidity from happening. There is always a danger in every activity, and as ATC there is an amout of traffic that has to land and has to takeoff. ATC did the right thing here, and I am happy to be an ATC myself

[@stalwart911]

Nothing unusual though,, seen it happening before more frequently on smaller jets. No crew can take the runway without clearance (unless they are prepared for serious implications). Corsair was cleared to takeoff and they were probably taxing too slowly and delayed the takeoff till that time KLM was already too close. Can happen with small ATC. The command was probably like "KLM XX- follow published missed approach procedure, traffic on runway"

[@jpsheffer]

I think this is one of those situations where you know it's going to be OK, unless the pilots of the approaching plane are pretty much asleep on the job, there's no real danger, but you can't help holding your breath. Whew!

[@Adsterz20leh]

St.Maarten Airport ICAO: TNCM Its in the Dutch part of the carrabian. Tis such a fantastic island. Love to visit there in the future :)

[@phlspotter6884]

Nice video!

[@JOSI206]

In Tenerife the KLM captain was guilty,you can see it in the Discovery channel documentary.Firstly everybody thought that it was a controller fault,but after the investigations they discovered the real guilty.The hollandish captain was taking off without permission while the Panam 747 was on the runway

[@Pegasefr]

2 of 2 When a plane is cleared for final approach, it is not yet cleared to land. so the pilot is always ready to go around until cleared to land. More likely the KLM pilot was notified since a while the rwy was currently busy and fully ready for go around. So, as impressive this video can be, we cannot say just from what we see that there was a fault from anyone. Everything depends about things we don't know: what where the ATC-Aircraft exchanges before what wa see here.

[@abeamarra]

That's what I've been saying since I posted my comments here. When one plane is cleared for take off or landing, the other one to follow should standby for clearance by the ATC. I came to know lately that there are ATCs who make a 15 second separation between airplanes. that's why perhaps KLM did not dare take that risk and went on for another round. This airport must be under Category 2, meaning, they do not conform with US standards in security and safety in airports and aircraft.

[@fluffycheep]

Love this airport. Its Princess Julianna in St. Maarten. Getting absolutely wasted at the boat bar watching the planes land. Nice.

[@juanchito26]

Believe me, when traffic air control makes mistakes (as it was obviously the case here) there could have been not an exact replica of the tenerife disaster, but another disaster as well. It is clear that the Corsair jumbo had to accelerate its departure.

[@mannyzx1]

Great Job ATC....

[@BugattiVeyron123]

He went around because he realized that the Corsair was there just before him. Since planes create enormous amounts of wind, it is very dangerous for a plane to enter such a zone.

[@Daniel7681]

ATC's fault, the KLM had the right of way, another 30 or so minutes until it reaches its gate rather then an extra 30 or so seconds for the Corsair.

[@abeamarra]

The KLM pilot must be very mad at the air traffic controller for allowing the Corsiar take off first when his plane is already on final approach to the runway. Lack of coordination or negligence of the air traffic controller might have been the cause.

[@dg2790]

"OMG I HAVE IT ON VIIIIIDEOOOO!!!" lmao

[@kamelenka]

a question for the experts here: did the KLM-pilot notice the Corsair Boeing by sight and made the decision to abort the landing himself (because it seems to be really at short notice) or it was a command of the tower?

[@TheCARRE74]

Hello!Nice landnings and takeoff in Caribbean on the little town st.Maarten with water near airport!=) Give you 5 star!=) Greeting TheCARRE74=)

[@fraserboyd]

you have to wonder how ATC gave the Corsair pilot clearance to take off when the KL 747 was on such short finals. there was no way in hell he was going to be clear by the time the 747 wanted runway space!

[@englandish43]

The Corsair plane was already cleared for takeoff its white anti-collision and outbd/inbd landing lights were on when it was on the turning bay. It couldn't just wait for the KLM to land because there wouldn't be sufficent wing clearance. Still, amazing to see both beasts in action at SXM! Coming from someone who likes to pretend he's actually a pilot.

[@TeunD]

Very nice video. The pilots of the KLM did a good job, I think. You know, actually something like this may not happen, but yer it can:P

[@putman201]

bottom line- pilots always brief an approach. From initial approach to intermediate, final approach, to missed approach procedures. Including the turn off and expected taxi route on the ground. I've gone around cause the runway wasnt in sight at minimums or there was traffic on the runway. It could have been the klm pilot made the decision or he was told by the tower to go around; either way an excellent video. BTW that beach is a topless beach. LOTS of Europeans, but mostly old women :(

[@Amaranthine.96]

nice video :)

[@unashd]

if he took off without clearance trust me we would have heard abt it. its the towers fault for allowing him onto the active before realising that the aircraft on finals was quite close in. controler did not think far ahead enough or he miss judged how fast the a/c on finals would be coming in. happens quite frequantly and handled as expected.

[@kurbiscremesuppe]

I love the drama going on the ground!

[@reecey222]

the plane on the ground is like fuck this im out of here!!

[@abeamarra]

"No airline is at fault here", as mcrman8 says to which I agree. ATC is coordinating traffic at all times in situations like these, not pilots. If I were the KLM pilot, whether I dared to land or abort, I would berate that ATC on duty for being stupid.

[@atav]

No problem mate!!! I respect what you're saying. And sure, I wouldn't doubt that we are the safest ATC nation but, my point was that based on a minor go-around you can't say a country's ATC is insuficent of skill or unprofessional. The thing about CA was go-arounds are so common. And THAT I can prove..

[@DC.]

Nice capture

[@punchoo]

This is a very normal and frequent procedure near busy airports around the globe. A greater tailwind than expected perhaps got the planes a bit more closer than expected in which case the pilot or the ATC advised a "go-around" . Pretty normal. It would have been not so normal if the plane had attempted to land behind the other jet!!

[@OhDoggy01]

Probably because the Corsair took longer than expected, and the KLM was a bit early than expected (ATC probably had everything set fine until the KLM came up a bit early). It's just a good thing he was waived off before the minimums.

[@th992000]

This is sooo cool!!!

[@faris2far]

wow that's an incredible job by the ATC

[@op3l]

lol... the Corsair pilot you can tell saw the plane coming and was like "Oh crap, i effed up... time to haul ass"

[@deviage]

joepie, the difference between low and high season varies greatly. for instance there might be 6000 movements one month and 10.000 the next. the total movements of 110.000 for 2006 is no bullshit.

[@LDKBBAB]

Pilot in air " Um, we're trying to land here, you wanna get the hell outta the way?"

[@cinkmoot]

All this is complicated by the ATC, allowing a plane to BackTrack on Rwy 9, while another is on short final for the same Runway. To add insult to injury, they're all Heavies. ANyway, nothing to panic, thats a Go Around. Very standard procedure

[@BigDaddyLicious]

Ur right, cause the problem started since the Corsair got permission 2 enter the RWY... Thats why It had 2 clear the runway ASAP, If She had stayed over at the beginning off the RWY, her wing still streches on the RWY... So in that Point, Takeoff ASAP was only thing she could do to CLR the RWY. Error here was miscalculation by the tower in the distance of the KLM approaching the field!

[@iohutom]

you wanna know why the corsair didn't hold short ? because there is no taxi way at this end of the runway in st. maarten. there is only one small patch of concrete ground for planes like 747 to make negotiate turns. so for large planes like 747s, part of its body will still stick out in the runway when it is on that small patch of ground, so they have no choice but get onto the runway and take off.

[@nenblom]

That made my hair stand on end!!!!

[@oliverjumelle]

@ryanhaart i remember 2 years ago i was on a flight leaving faro for shannon in ireland. as our 737 neared the runway enterance i noticed there was an incoming british airways A320 that was some distace away but we still stopped at the entrance and waited 10 minutes for it to land. so why did atc clear the corsair 747 to leave the gate if they knew that doing so would cause a klm 747 to perform a go around?

[@ryanhaart]

@atworkguy It happens all the time around the world. I would wager a bet that a go-around due to traffic on the runway happens at least once a day at every major airport. So you are right, it does not happen all the time from your perspective in Tower XYZ, but generally it happens all the time. I am a frequent flyer and I have been in many go-arounds as a passenger.

[@JSF747]

I'm not going to critisize either the pilots or ATC as I do not know what the circumstances were that caused this. I think all involved were very lucky to not have either an "incident" or an "accident". The important thing is that all parties involved learned something, NOT who's fault it was!

[@jeremyfonseca7]

yeh to bohot riski scene hai!!! Was surprised to hear an indians voice out there!!! Jai Hind

[@Billster8724]

Corsair pilot didn't have to be told twice to depart without delay. cool video. bit of panicking going on there before the go-around...

[@sphinxbot]

Nice video. It looks so professional, don't you think? Us pilots can handle every difficult life threatening situation like this uber-dangerous go-around!!.... or something like that ;-)

[@DimSum9685]

the pilot in the 747 Corsair is probably sipping tea, relaxing saying.. oooh look at that 747 on final.. he looks cool while probably getting screamed at by Tower lol.

[@bigmaxy07]

Looks to me like the Corsair entered the runway further down on Bravo and had to do a full turn instead of taxiing right up the main entry at Alpha. Strange.

[@esh1]

at st. Maarten airlines hold short of runway till approach is cleared of runway. They receive additional information from the ATC while holding short. Corsair did not stop at taxiway A.....

[@LostZer0]

@Flauwer I agree. planeboy737 is saying that go arounds are normal, but at St. Maarten there is a specific situation, where you have a mountain after end of runway, and all planes have to bank right after take off, and this was quite tricky situation, because a plane which made go around, also turned right, so they were really close, and it was not a "normal" go around, but pretty dangerous one.

[@op3l]

Bad communication by the tower x_x Good thing the pilot was paying attention.

[@firelog1101]

While not unusal, it would have been best for the corsair 747-400 to hold short of the runway...as a large aircraft such as the 747 requires some time to align(as you could see it looked to be having some trouble getting into position). Really wasnt a saftey risk, these jets have a ton of power, setting for full power and "going around" isnt a problem, some people posting here should see some of those strong crosswind landings(you'll piss your pants)

[@derozedriehoek]

I was on that KLM flight. We've seen the other plane on the turmac on the onboard video screens.

[@hffin]

I'm not an expert, but this is quite a dangerous situation. The Corsair takes off while the KLM makes a go around, the ATC made a big mistake here. The Corsair should have been told to line up and wait or to hold short.

[@aviator147]

"ooooooh shiit" i love how these ppl actually think the pilots of the KLM 747 were gonna continue the approach lol

[@LTF85199]

looks like just a simple timing conflict to me, happens all the time in the industry... the KLM was probably expecting to land behind the taking off corsair, but things didn't go so quickly, so he had to go around: a costly inconvenience, but nothing out of the ordinary.. of course controllers are encouraged to minimize these avoidable go-arounds as they are costly for the airline.

[@youtrein]

awesome!

[@Pewnhound112]

It actually would have been rather close, as the KLM plane was still about 2 or 3 miles out when it decided to go around. However, "close" is something you never settle for in commercial aviation.

[@nuwanthevampire]

To operate an aircraft to a obstructed area like that there are certain performance parameters which the aircraft should be capable of. For an example B 747 should be tested and should have performance charts for the specific verticle speed when operating in 3 engines..If that verticle speed is less than the reqired ODP( Obstcle Departure Procedure) simply the aircraft can't operate in that airfield.

[@istvanklein]

looks like a serious atc blunder but we just don't know from this footage. the corsair plane seems to be taking off in panic, probably frantically urged from the tower but it's obviously too late for the klm 747 to avoid a costly go-around. i wouldn't call it a near miss, though.

[@karan89er]

nice video karan.. where u from bro? even i'm karan.. u may hav noticed .. lool

[@deviage]

Come to St Maarten and see for yourself. It is a proven statistic that Juliana Airport is the second busiest airport in the Caribbean region, with only Puerto Rico recording more movements. Once again, I'm talking about "averages" within a certain timespan when mentioning the landing or takeoff every 2 minutes.

[@Mearthun]

intereseting material ;)

[@fabmic]

My experience as Air Traffic Controller says this happens quite frequently. If for you is a close call... whatever.

[@KnightPilot]

I do like this airport, though, being that you can get so close under the approach path on the beach.

[@ScottWatsonfilmmaker]

@Flauwer Does the airport have the capacity to let 747's hold short, while other traffic lands?

[@TrainPlaneHub]

Why is some1 shouting OH NO, thats a good thing it went around, because if they crashed, you would be dead standing there!!! Great video though