Strong crosswind - aborted landing and missed approach

By flugsnug
Published on 27 Apr 2013

Strong crosswind - aborted landing and missed approach

These are two Flybe flights 3 minutes apart which were forced to abort landing and "go around" at BHX on 16 April 2013 due to a vicious crosswind (strictly, the second [Embraer 195] should probably be called a missed approach as it may not have touched down). Both landed safely a little later.

The gusts were so strong that at times I had to hold the camera tripod to stop it blowing over!
The Dash-8 pilot reported to ATC a "sink gap" due to the turbulence, causing the plane to float over the runway then suddenly bang down onto it.
Shortly after these landings the operating runway was switched from 15 to 33.