Scary footage: Wizz Air pilot makes unexpected manoeuvre due to extreme wind

A Wizz Air pilot was forced to abort his landing at Madeira airport, resulting in a spectacular go-around.

Spectacular footage has been published by Madeira Airport Spotting, a site specialising in capturing the highlights of Madeira Airport. The video shows a Wizz Air flight attempting to land on the runway, but presumably having to make a go-around due to wind. The go-around involves the pilot aborting the landing, applying throttle, and turning the plane around as it climbs back into the air, Világgazdaság explains.

The footage shows a Wizz Air Airbus A321NX aircraft attempting to land gently, then the aircraft suddenly starts to sway, the pilot accelerates and the go-around begins. In such situations, the reaction time of the pilot is important and if he sees fit to go-around, he has every right to do so.

Wizz Air pilot’s go-around

A go-around is not an emergency in itself, but rather a prevention of one, Világgazdaság writes.

Watch the dangerous scene below:

On the Instagram page of Madeira Airport Spotting, you can also find several wind-induced go-around videos.

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One comment

  1. In fact, the pilot’s go-around “maneuver” was not at all unexpected given the circumstances of the weather at the time. It was precisely what was necessary after the wind gust blew the plane off it’s approach to the runway.
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