Thomson Boeing 767-300 Gear Up Late Go-Around Luton Airport Video
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- Filmed on June 20 2008, Flying Into London: Luton this youtube edit features close up takeoff and landing shots filmed in HD with engine roar. FlyBe Dash8-400, Ryanair 737, EasyJet 737, DHL A300, Aer Arann ATR72 and Thomson Fly 767-300 Aborted Landing. Descended to around 300Ft with no landing gear down, then aborted followed by successful landing.
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Thanks again, if you ever change your mind the DVD is usually listed on e bay and I've kept the cost as low as I can i.e covering costs. Anyway, I am really pleased so many ppl have commented on the vid, makes it worthwhile. So thanks again
You're quite right and I totally accept my mistake there. Well spotted. The stretched fuselage and added full door exits aft of the wing should have made me realise.
You may have noticed a surge in hits for this video recently. this is mainly due to my 2 year old son who is obsessed with all things planes and especially this video. Your page is now what he whinges for when he wants to watch something - rather than CBeebies or Disney! He makes a very good impression of the aborted landing noise!
I was actually onboard this Thomson B767-300 for this flight. The reason for the approach with the gear retracted was because it was an FAA test flight to certify a new system installed. We had to fly the approach until we got all the EGPWS warnings and then go -around. The second approach was a full autoland which is why there was such a long hold off as the aircraft was so light (only 5 of us onboard) and the autopilot is not really setup for this light weight.
hello rachelmatt, thanks for your comment. One thing i'd never say is that a pilot could be stupid lol! but i understand your sentiment. A lot of qualified ppl have commented on this video and it seems it was a genuine test flyby. Thanks again
THanks very much for commenting on my Thomsonfly 767 go-around video fintanl43. It was a good sound and a very impressive sight. I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner, I am usually quicker but have been very busy. I appreciate your comment and thank you for taking the time to watch one of my aviation videos.
Thank you for your comment, it's really good to read different opinions and especially ones that have a technical aspect. Thanks again
I totally agree with your logical points and thank you for posting. I have to say, that without the airband radio, and witnessing this type of procedure first hand, it was alarming as a bystander, but logic does dictate intention and procedure. Thanks again for commenting
@gbriff Hi gbriff, the DHL is an A300. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for your comment. Clearly with access to airfield ops staff u were able to get another point of view. What I will say however, is that no matter what it was, it was dramatic. I have been watching and filming aircraft for years, and this is the only time i've witnesed something as dramatic as this, with a plane so large. Would one expect to have training ops ppl around the runway if a training exercise was occuring? or even emergency services? I don't know just asking. Thanks 4 commenting
@Aviationnation10 Hi Aviationnation10 that's the big question, the most common answer was that it was testing instrumentation and therefore fully known to both crew and ground ops.
Thanks for your comment dandantheairplaneman.On balance it was probably a routine procedure. On the day however, it was quite worrying I've never seen anything like this before in many years of aviation filming. Gear down flyby/abort yes, gear up, no. Thanks again
Not being a pilot, I couldn't answer this directly, I know they have the lights to tell them if gear is down and locked in place though. However, IF (that's a big if, as wasn;t the case here) there was a problem and gear couldn't be retracted, either by usual means or gravity drop then they'd have to do a belly landing. Thanks for your comment.
Very nice / professional camera work.
Luton with its limited taxi way system has many aborted landings (I estimate several every week)and reason I know is that I live under the flight path overlooking the airport from South Luton.
What is very interesting though is that not all flights back track the runway, turn around and take off. Now it seems many join the runway for immediate take off which means instead of using the short 7087ft runway, they only use 5,500ft or so! (fuel saving?)
hi there thanks for the comments - I really appreciate them. There could be a few reasons why the gear wasn't down - one could have been that they were doing some sort of fly by past the control tower to check something - but I wouldn't have expected the plane to be so low. I just can't believe they'd forget to put the gear down. There were birds at the end of the runway being scared off so maybe that had something to do with it. It was a pretty heart stopping moment looking from the outside in
Back in 1988 (there of) I recal watching from my home in Luton, A 767 aborted landing (possibly training) that at about 1500 ft the engines roared into full thrust! The aircraft almost stalled!No word of a lie.
brill vid i have never seen a plane so close to landing without gear down before
thanks for your message CaptSam747 I think your comment just goes to prove what a contentious issue this has turned into. I thought one of the comments above about this being "basic stuff" was a bit patronising anyway, and now you've added a completely new thought by saying that GPWS doesn't require air tests. It's all very interesting and I value all of the comments. Thanks for yours.
@catief73 hi ther catief73 thanks for your comment. The video hits havent gone up exponentially so are in line with usual viewings. I am however, pleased to hear that my video has captured the imagination of someone so young.. perhaps a future pilot in the making now. I'd say the real life aeroplanes are better than the fimbles or teletubbies.. oh hang on, maybe not.. !! thanks for taking time to view hope to have more vids soon
Thanks very much for your comment I'm glad you liked the video.
It's obviously pleasing to hear that this event was nothing more than a training exercise and I am grateful for all of the comments the video has generated. I still maintain however, that from the ground, from a laymans point of view, it looked dramatic.
I am interested to know at what altitude did you actually descend to? Many thanks
Thank you. You are entitled to your viewpoint and I wouldn't disagree that the other video featuring the birdstrike is impressive indeed. However, I never claimed to compare my video to that one. You may also be quite familiar with go arounds from large aircraft without gear down and at low altitude - I'm not and that's what makes it dramatic to me.
@ymashriqi91 thanks for taking time to comment, glad u liked.
heres something to look out for in Luton between the 2nd to the 9th April. Probably one of the largest aircraft ever to use Luton airport on a scheduled flight will be with EL AL to Tel Aviv, with a Boeing 777!
Yeah I agree it looks like a training exercise.
For starters he hasn't got enough flap down for a landing. He would notice his speed being to high for the particular throttle setting. There's also a gear warning alert if you approach with gear stiil up. Tied into the radar altimeter I think?!
Thanks for your comment. Is it possible for a crew to forget? I know logically anything is possible, but it seems like such a fundamental thing in the landing procedure. I honestly think the plane was only 200-300 ft off the ground, but that's only 'eye witness' guess.
If you got a video of the departure you will see that we took off at a pretty good rate of climb as it was a full power take off with very little fuel onboard.
It's difficult to judge what happened without radio comms.
Still it is clear that this is not an approach with an intention to land. With all the procedures, checklists, automated warnings, etc., it's almost impossible that the crew forgets something as crucial as lowering the landing gear or bringing flaps to landig config. Also, any Tower controller would take a look out the window every once in a while, and would notify the crew. My bet is that this is intended as a low approach/low pass.
once again, another great video!!
very nice videos ! awesome !
yeah they do, I flew on a 763 to bulgaria over the summer
@zbucham69 Hi thanks 4 watching & commenting on the Thomson 767 Go-around at London Luton. I honestly have no absolute answer to what this was, lots of ppl have offered their thoughts &in many cases very educated suggestions below. All I know is it remains one of the most eye opening sights I've seen in all the time I've filmed aircraft, being there & seeing this whilst keeping one eye on the viewfinder was surprising. I think you are the first to suggest a flyby like this - and a good thought.
Hi there, thanks for your comment, i'm glad you like the video. Yes it's possible to get to this spot to view the planes at Luton. You need a car to be able to drive to the viewing area. Just type in Luton Airport spotting into a search engine for more details.
Thanks very much for your comment. I know that aborted takeoffs and landings are pretty common everywhere really, I've witnessed a good few at Stansted. However, I am still quite shocked by this one, it's definitely the most extreme one I've seen, i.e. being so low without landing gear down.
Your point about not using full runway, would that have anything to do with lighter loads, not needing so much runway to get airborne?
Thanks again
@1ahlgren hello 1ahlgren thanks a lot for taking time to watch my video and to comment I appreciate it. I am glad you enjoyed this particular video.
GREAT video. GREAT Job. Thank you!
@matthiashaenni Hi matthiashaenni thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the Thomson 767 go around at Luton.
@thechrismaster24 Hello thechrismaster24, thanks for your comment. The consensus is certainly that this wasn't anything unexpected from the crew point of view, however I defy anyone standing watching aircraft not to be slightly alarmed by the view of an aircraft of this size without it's gear down at low level... as you say though, highly unlikely to have been a mistake. Thanks again for watching, I appreciate your time.
@RichyJam2011 Hello RichyJam2011, thanks for your comment.. Luton is a pretty good airport for viewing.
It's obvious that this was some testing or something. Pilots can't forget landing gear, even if they actually do. Cause there is warning sound system for that .
Thanks, I enjoyed your video!!
@iliveonjupiter thanks for watching my #LTNairport video, yes Silverjet is there. Have you seen my Silverjet video? Thanks for your comment.
Great video, and nice place to do some spotting, but i still dont understand why did they continued to go down if they already were going to abort, sience the landing gear was'nt deployed
@FSXFrEeAaKk Hi, No, when EasyJet started they operated 737's they only moved over to Airbus in the last number of years. There are currently only a handful of 737's left in the fleet and 2 are based at Luton and are leaving soon. I hope that helps. #aviation #aviationvideos
@Stangelycoloured Thanks for your comment Strangelycoloured, lots of people have an opinion over what type of flight it was... personally speaking, I don't really mind, it was still very striking to see a 767 coming in without gear down. Thanks for watching.
aweesome video! why was the gear not down? did the pilots forget until they heard the warnings?
Why didn't the 767 have its landing gear down? Very Strange
BTW is it a 767-200 or 300 cuz in the title it says 300. And in the writing it says 200??
Indeed you would and I would suggest a change in instructor!
The Ryanair 737 winglets were weird. The inside of the right winglet had Ryanair titles but the inside of the left winglet didn't!
@russg1982 Hello russg1982 thanks for your comment. I didn't see the departure although I was there for a number of hours. Thanks again.
I dont know if they regularly fly there, but this was in the summer months maybe a charter or maintenance?
I thought exactly the same, they're the fastest gear i've seen. However with the reported problems SAS were having, not sure they always came down as fast...
i dont get what is the dramatic part of the go around is ? its just a go around i think the birdstrike on the thompson plane is more dramatic as u see the engine catch on fire and had to do a single engine go around look it up on youtube and it has radio comms aswell so you can here the emergency calls
@madmatt2002 Hello madmatt2002, thanks a lot I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Hopefully my website will answer most of your questions around the equipment I use. I do have to use a platform in order to get a clear view over the fence, however that has to be erected about 10 metres from the fence itself. I always follow requests made by security personnell etc. I hope this helps and thanks again for taking time to watch my video.
@andyplace Hi andyplace the music in the video was something i created with sound samples
@iflydelta1101 Hello iflydelta1101 thank you very much for taking time to comment, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
The very same thing happned a Ryanair 737 at Ireland West Airport Knock before!!
Thanks for your reply. 180ft seems incredibly low without gear down. Is this normal practice I've never witnessed anything like it before, but then my local airport is STN and we all know FR doesn't do IFE!
nice job
It's a 767-300, I mistyped during editing so the header here is correct.
@4:03 I would pay good money to hear ATC or cockpit recording lol
what a sound :]
Nope. They have two 767-200ER's, but they have 13 -300ERs - plus 737-300s, 737-800s, 757-200s, 757-200ERs, six A320s and three A321s.
@funkysam123 thanks a lot funkysam123 i appreciate your comment.
no problem :).
Yes i suppose it could have been a fly by but yh i agree it was a bit too low. oh right the birds could have posed a threat. hmm yh i don't know how they could forget to put the gear down i mean the procedure is so routine.
must have been scary standing watching not being able to do anything about it.
@EstorilEm Gear/Flaps, EGPWS all selected to override, this is a normal maintenance check lfight, text book right from the boeing manual, been onboard for well over 50 of them. Go around at 250/200ft usually come in for a CAT 3 autoland on the final approach. This is a normal day in the life of a boeing that has been worked on. Quit being dramatic!
you cant beat the sound of two rolls royce rb211 engines at full power
I love that sound at 4:19
Thanks for your comment. Basic stuff, for whom? I may be an aviation enthusiast but that doesn't make me anything like an aviation professional or pilot! Does GPWS - I know that one as Ground Proximity warning system, not work with gear down? As I've said before, to some this may be normal practice, but I have never seen anything like it before in all the times I've videoed aircraft. Thanks for your insight, I really appreciate your comment.
Hey guys. I'll have to disagree with those who mentioned the "pilots with 1000 odd hours would never forget such a thing" etc etc.. that's ridiculous. They SHOULDN'T of course, and it's quite embarrassing and stupid for them to have been caught on film like this, BUT that aircraft was CLEARLY in a landing configuration, with landing lights, flaps, etc. The gear should have been part of the checklist LONG before he was near the airport. He probably caught a ground proximity warning and flipped!
In this case, the pilots have no alarms for the landing gears not down?
i have to say your totally wrong about pilots would never forget there landing gear because here in the states ( as im training here) i went to a pilot seminar about safety and there where 6 belly landings in the past month all 6 landings where lessons with an instructor on board with 1000 odd hours. wouldnt you think the instructor would at least remember the landing gear??
@iliveonjupiter Thanks for watching I'm glad you liked the sound on this one. Thanks for your comment. #aviationvideos
wheels go up fast on that dah-8 lol
Great spotting location :)
Fort they scrapped there 762's?
Yes, the first approach wasn`t a pleasant feeling for the pilots.
is that dhl a a300 or a 767?
At 6:52 you can see a Silverjet 767
@poohead95 i sense a little sarcasm there!
which song is this?
yeah i suppose a stupid pilot is a bit harsh
these aren't rb211's
birds hate thompson fly
Oooops, wrong airport.
@catief73 your 2yr old son and me too.!!!!! LOL