A British Airways plane almost flipped over as pilots attempted to land during Storm Corrie, new footage has revealed.
The BA flight 1307 was approaching London Heathrow Airport, travelling from Aberdeen when the incident happened, the Independent reported.
The video shows the aircraft attempting to land just after Noon as it struggled against the strong winds, which have reached over 90mph in some parts of the UK.
The plane was forced to take off again after the wheels had hit the tarmac and can be seen leaning heavily to the left after touching down.
The moment a British Airways plane traveling from Aberdeen, Scotland, aborted an attempt to land on the runway at London's Heathrow Airport due to strong winds pic.twitter.com/fAyzEKdTvy
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The footage shows the plane swaying and being precariously supported by only the wheels on its left side.
It also appears that the aircraft's tail almost touches the ground but the pilots managed to avert disaster.
They managed this by immediately implementing a “touch and go” manoeuvre which involves taking off again before the plane could overbalance and then flying back around for a second attempt.
The man recording the footage appears confident at first, and can be heard saying, “he’s got this one, he’s lucky,” as the plane approaches the runway.
“Yeah, he’s got that,” he adds.
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However, when the jet starts tipping over, he can be heard shouting: “Easy, easy, easy! Oh my God!”
The airline has confirmed that the aircraft arrived safely following the second landing attempt.
A BA spokesperson told The Independent: “Our pilots are highly trained to manage a range of scenarios, including extreme weather conditions, and our flight crew landed the aircraft safely. Our customers and crew all disembarked as normal.”
Storm Corrie has been causing problems across the UK over the weekend and into this week, with thousands left without power and all Scotrail train services cancelled last night.
A weather warning for high winds across northern England was issued by the Met Office, which said the storm could cause danger to life from flying debris and damage to buildings and trees.
At least two people have been killed by the recent storms.
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