20 Worst Plane Near Misses
Jun 2, 2026
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AI GeneratedThis video compiles 20 harrowing aviation near misses and emergencies from the \"Weekly Dose of Aviation\" series. It showcases a variety of critical incidents, including takeoff and landing failures, pilot errors, weather-related struggles, and runway incursions, highlighting the thin margin between a safe flight and a catastrophic accident.
These are 20 of the worst aviation near misses from my series Weekly Dose of Aviation.
In this video, we've got planes almost crashing, miscommunications,
emergencies and other close calls.
First up is the Sarabas A319, flying really close to another plane.
They then did it again, but this time even closer.
This was at an airshow in Slovakia.
The Sarabas A321neo suffered a tail strike while going around in strong winds.
The Sarabas A320 suddenly veered left after an accidental rudder input, just before V1.
The captain rejected the takeoff and the aircraft was able to stop safely,
suffering a burst tyre during the heavy braking.
The Cessna 441 suffered a dangerous bouncy landing, damaging its nose gear.
The Sarabas A321neo suffered a tyre explosion on landing.
This C5M Galaxy took off too slow, forcing the Airbus A330 behind it to go around.
This plane barely climbed after takeoff, nearly hitting the trees.
This Eurofighter had to avoid birds while landing.
This Boeing 737 was landing in strong winds when the plane became unstable,
almost resulting in a wing strike.
The Sarabas A321 had to abort its takeoff after a cockpit window popped open mid-roll.
After already going around once, this Boeing 737 was forced to go around again
due to another aircraft taking off on its runway.
This P-51 Mustang touching down early.
This Aerosucre Boeing 737 taking off and banking immediately.
Coming in too high and too fast,
this glider missed the landing field and was forced to make an emergency landing.
This Airbus A350 making a late go-around at Manchester airport.
This Airbus A320 was forced to go around due to a vehicle still on the runway.
This Airbus A380 performing a slow and low pass, flying just above its stall speed.
After touching down at Dublin, this Airbus A330 slid sideways.
These planes battling a typhoon in Taiwan.
And those are just some of the near misses from the series.
You can go watch more on my channel, subscribe, and I'll see you guys in the next one.

