Alarming moment a Chinese cargo 747 aborts landing at a rainy O’Hare International after going OFF the runway onto grass
- Footage from around 3pm on June 21 shows the plane making a steady descent
- After touching the ground the 747 cargo plane suddenly returns back into the air
- Pilot missed runway and ended up on the grass, forcing landing to be aborted
This is the alarming moment a Chinese cargo plane was forced to abort a landing at a rainy Chicago O’Hare International after going off the runway and tearing up the grass.
Footage taken from near the terminal building around 3pm UTC on June 21 shows the Boeing 747 making a steady descent, before suddenly bouncing back into the air after the initial touchdown.
Closer inspection showed the China Airlines plane had missed runway 10L and ended up on the grass, forcing its pilot to return to the air, where there was a visibility of three miles.
Footage taken from near the terminal building around 3pm UTC on June 21 shows the Boeing 747 (circled) making a steady descent towards the runway
Flight CI5148, which had four crew and had flown from Anchorage in Alaska, immediately told airport authorities it had been forced to turn round due to the accident, the Aviation Herald reported.
‘We have gone wrong and turned round due to a lack of visibility on the runway,’ one of the Chinese crew told the control tower over a radio, before they discussed where the aircraft could land.
Another plane on the ground informed the control tower that the runway had been damaged, and it was closed for 50 minutes while crews removed debris and repaired a single wrecked windsock.
But after the initial touchdown, the plane (center) bounces straight back into the air, after the pilot decided to abort the landing
The plane returned to the air before circling O’Hare for 20 minutes before making a successful landing on runway 9R at 3.20pm
The plane circled O’Hare for 20 minutes before making a successful landing on runway 9R at 3.20pm.
There was minimal damage to the aircraft and none of the crew were injured, reported Fark.com.
Repairs were carried out and the plane remained grounded for 13 days before being brought back into service on July 4th.
Closer inspection showed the China Airlines plane had missed runway 10L and ended up on the grass, forcing its pilot to return to the air, where there was a visibility of three miles
Another plane on the ground informed the control tower that the runway had been damaged, and it was closed for 50 minutes while crews removed debris and repaired a single wrecked windsock
Mud and grass is seen littered over the runway at O’Hare after the aircraft attempted the botched landing
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