A British Airways flight was attempting to land when high winds forced the pilots to abort its shaky landing after nearly toppling over
As storms buffet the UK, footage has emerged of a pilot pulling off a particularly challenging landing -- but not before the plane appeared to nearly topple over and scrape its tail on the runway.
Jerry Dyer, who filmed the dramatic landing, told CNN that the event"just goes to show how skilled pilots are.", he had arrived only minutes earlier.Although the UK has been battered by the 90 mph winds of Storm Corrie, which have claimed two people's lives and left many without power, Dyer said the wind at Heathrow wasn't actually too bad -- he estimates around 20 mph -- but it was a gust funneling between two buildings and hitting the runway that nearly toppled the plane.
Dyer stayed three hours filming and saw one other plane do a go-around, as well as plenty struggling with the gusts.
The plane even appeared to briefly strike the runway with its tail, before safely performing a go-around."It didn't feel especially dramatic onboard and everyone stayed calm, but it's clear now how close we came to a serious incident.
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