aborted landing
Coverage of aborted landing in the Nexus archive.
- FAA investigates incident that forced a Delta flight to abort landing
The FAA is investigating an incident involving two commercial flights that resulted in one flight aborting its landing to avoid a potential collision.
- Copilot of United jet that struck a light pole realized flight was low, but not in time: report
The copilot of a United Airlines jet that struck a light pole during landing at a New Jersey airport last month realized the plane was low but did not have enough time to call for an aborted landing, according to a report. The incident occurred as the aircraft was landing, and the copilot stated he recognized the issue too late to take corrective action.
- UPS plane aborts landing as jet nears runway: "What are you doing?"
A UPS plane aborted its landing due to another jet approaching the runway, as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration. The incident occurred at 12:10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, with the pilot exclaiming, 'What are you doing?'