Watch moment Leeds Bradford Airport plane aborts landing and performs go-around in ‘40mph’ gusts

Footage shows the moment a plane aborted landing and performed a go-around manoeuvre at Leeds Bradford Airport on Friday 9 October.

The video shows the plane wobbling from side to side in the wind and briefly touching down on the runway, before ascending back into the sky again.

According to Flightradar24, the Titan Airbus A320 departed London Stansted Airport at 12:39pm and landed at Leeds Bradford Airport at 1:27pm on its second attempt after performing the go-around.

A go around is a manoeuvre where a pilot decides not to complete a landing attempt and instead takes the aircraft back into the air to make another approach or divert to an alternative airport. The go-around manoeuvre allows pilots to abort a landing if they judge that conditions are no longer suitable for a safe touchdown. Go-arounds are a standard procedure and are practiced regularly by pilots to ensure proficiency.

Blue Sky Live Aviation who captured the footage and uploaded it to their YouTube account said the winds were gusting to 40mph.