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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:23 pm
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Originally Posted by ironmanjt
Had what for me was a first yesterday. LH424 MUC-BOS, aborted landing maybe 5-10 feet off the ground, due to "another aircraft turning onto the runway" - no big deal, right? Happens quite a bit.

Second attempt 10-15 minutes later....same thing, 5-10 feet off runway, we pull up again. Pilot came on a bit later and claimed it was a "last minute change in wind direction." We spent another 10-15 minutes, and then landed the third time from the opposite direction.

How common is a double go around like this?
I can top this. Three times !! There were too much snow and ice on the runway. But the third time we landed safely. This happend on my home airport.
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