777 jet manages to abort landing at the very last second, just ten feet off the ground in impressive display of pilot’s skill at Dutch airport
- The KLM Royal Dutch aircraft almost lands at the Groningen Airport in Eelde
- But the pilot performs a tricky ‘go around’ and aborts landing near the ground
- Move, shown during a test flight, is rare, happening once in every 1000 flights
This is the incredible moment a 777 jet almost touches down before aborting landing just ten feet from the ground.
Footage filmed in March shows the KLM Royal Dutch aircraft almost landing at the Groningen Airport in Eelde, the Netherlands before the pilot’s impressive skills show it switch and ascend into flight.
The clip of 777-300ER plane, filmed by an aviation enthusiast, shows a test flight rather than an emergency halted landing.
In the video, the blue and white plane drifts into the runway, staying flat while slowly lowering toward the runway.
Just as the plane looks as if it is going to hit the ground, it quickly propels forward and heads up into the grey sky.
Mylos Besseling, who filmed the plane, described it as ‘such a spectacular sight to see’ and ‘beautiful’.
The procedure, known as a ‘go around’ in notoriously hard to pull-off, and usually performed in emergency situations when a pilot believes its unsafe to land.
Footage filmed in March shows the KLM Royal Dutch aircraft almost landing at the Groningen Airport in Eelde, the Netherlands before the pilot’s impressive skills show it switch and ascend into flight
The clip of 777-300ER plane, filmed by an aviation enthusiast, shows a test flight rather than an emergency halted landing
The move is also incredible rare. For every 1000 flights, between one and three go arounds are performed, according to Flying magazine.
Go-arounds are often mostly performed by commercial pilots and on short haul flights, the trade publication reports.
Short-haul pilots perform a go-around once or twice a year, on average, while long-haul pilots may make one only every two to three years.
The move is also incredible rare. For every 1000 flights, between one and three go arounds are performed
Go-arounds are often mostly performed by commercial pilots and on short haul flights
As well as being difficult to pull-off, the move is also dangerous. One in 10 of the go-around attempted resulted in a potentially hazardous outcome, such as exceeding aircraft performance limits or fuel endurance.
Since posting the video online, the videographer has won high praise from fellow plane enthusiasts.
One wrote: ‘Wow, so low to the ground! Outstanding video mate. I think the plane spotting community is broken!’.
As well as being difficult to pull-off, the move is also dangerous. One in 10 of the go-around attempted resulted in a potentially hazardous outcome, such as exceeding aircraft performance limits or fuel endurance
Since posting the video online, the videographer has won high praise from fellow plane enthusiasts
Another said: ‘Wow ! Couple feet from touchdown. This video should go viral mate !’
A third commented: ‘That’s one of the best go-arounds I have seen. Great work’
A fourth added: ‘Awesome! They judged the throttle up perfectly.’