Delta Air Lines Aborted Landing Thread (Consolidated)
Nov 10, 2018, 6:12 pm
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My wife and I were driving around Colorado Spring COS airport on a typical windy CO day. Was a cross wind for the runway. We watched a 737ish plane coming in for a landing (frontier or spirit I think) and then was climbing out. She was watching the flight on an app and saw it climbing then doing a circle. I was going to try and get her to try cos on my next business trip vs Den and drive down which is what we have done before. She said that must have been scary so I think it will be Den next time. She get anxious on turbulence and I sort of enjoy the ride. :-)
Nov 10, 2018, 6:13 pm
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Nov 10, 2018, 7:24 pm
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Nov 10, 2018, 7:41 pm
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I thought this thread was a survey among FTers to determine who had the most in their lifetime of flying. 
I've had two - my most recent being on a VS A340-600 coming into JFK last month without ~200-300 ft to go. Pilot did come on the PA shortly afterward and let us know the go-around was due to traffic in front of us not clearing the runway. My first aborted landing was on a flight test; I was sitting in the jump seat. We were landing overweight (planned) but were coming in high and despite the long runway, the pilots decided a go-around was the better option to reshoot the approach.
I've had two - my most recent being on a VS A340-600 coming into JFK last month without ~200-300 ft to go. Pilot did come on the PA shortly afterward and let us know the go-around was due to traffic in front of us not clearing the runway. My first aborted landing was on a flight test; I was sitting in the jump seat. We were landing overweight (planned) but were coming in high and despite the long runway, the pilots decided a go-around was the better option to reshoot the approach.
Nov 10, 2018, 7:50 pm
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Nov 10, 2018, 7:52 pm
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This appears to be one of those questions where the correct answer has little practical value, except for - as the OP states - curiosity value. Of course you could review every flight and analyze the ground tracks one at a time to come up with an answer. That's a lot of work.
Maybe someone will respond here that such a public record really does exist, and point out the link, CFR, regulation, or other documentation that establishes it. However without such actual proof, all we will get is a lot of replies like, "Here's what I think it should be...." or "This is my opinion..." or "I overheard a pilot talking to a gate agent a couple years ago about ..." and so on. And if this is like any of the previous threads on this same topic, we will have replies explaining the subtle differences between what is a "go-around" vs, an "aborted landing" vs. "missed approach" vs. "diversion". etc. Finally, there will be many helpful posts describing how "I was on a flight years ago from AAA to BBB, and we had a missed landing, too" FWIW.
Maybe someone will respond here that such a public record really does exist, and point out the link, CFR, regulation, or other documentation that establishes it. However without such actual proof, all we will get is a lot of replies like, "Here's what I think it should be...." or "This is my opinion..." or "I overheard a pilot talking to a gate agent a couple years ago about ..." and so on. And if this is like any of the previous threads on this same topic, we will have replies explaining the subtle differences between what is a "go-around" vs, an "aborted landing" vs. "missed approach" vs. "diversion". etc. Finally, there will be many helpful posts describing how "I was on a flight years ago from AAA to BBB, and we had a missed landing, too" FWIW.
Nov 10, 2018, 7:57 pm
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This appears to be one of those questions where the correct answer has little practical value, except for - as the OP states - curiosity value. Of course you could review every flight and analyze the ground tracks one at a time to come up with an answer. That's a lot of work.
Maybe someone will respond here that such a public record really does exist, and point out the link, CFR, regulation, or other documentation that establishes it. However without any actual proof, all we will get is a lot of replies like,"Here's what I think it should be...." or "This is my opinion..." or "I overheard a pilot talking to a gate agent about ..." and so on. And if this is like any of the previous threads on this same topic, we will have replies explaining the subtle differences between what is a "go-around" vs, an"aborted landing" vs. "missed approach" vs "diversion". etc. Finally, there will be many helpful posts describing "I was on a flight years ago from AAA to BBB, and we had a missed landing, too" FWIW.
Maybe someone will respond here that such a public record really does exist, and point out the link, CFR, regulation, or other documentation that establishes it. However without any actual proof, all we will get is a lot of replies like,"Here's what I think it should be...." or "This is my opinion..." or "I overheard a pilot talking to a gate agent about ..." and so on. And if this is like any of the previous threads on this same topic, we will have replies explaining the subtle differences between what is a "go-around" vs, an"aborted landing" vs. "missed approach" vs "diversion". etc. Finally, there will be many helpful posts describing "I was on a flight years ago from AAA to BBB, and we had a missed landing, too" FWIW.
I think the OP was asking if official records exist, to determine how often this happens, etc. I am also curious about that.
Nov 10, 2018, 8:33 pm
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no, I really am just curious for my own sake of the details, if recorded. Since nearly 100% of my flights, and 100% of my aborts have been on Delta, and I posted on the DL board, I'm asking about Delta specifically. There is very little practical value, except that if there turned out to be a positive answer, it might have been useful to other curious people in the future. The suggestion of liveatc.net appears to be a useful one that I will pursue 
. I am sure that someone told a tower somewhere that we had aborted.
I have my own theories about the reason, and I was not surprised when I heard the engines spool back up. The pilot even gave a hurried, but not very specific reason "wind gusts". I don't really care how often it happens. Flight was DL1554 LAX-ATL on November 9. Wheels touched ground, then we ascended slightly, then about 1 or 2 seconds after touching, I heard the engines spool up. I was seated next to a jumpseated FA - she maintained a very professional and calm demeanor, but I detected that it made her more nervous than it did me.
Interestingly enough, the flight tracking apps all said we had landed and were taxiing while we were climbing out and going around.
. I am sure that someone told a tower somewhere that we had aborted.I have my own theories about the reason, and I was not surprised when I heard the engines spool back up. The pilot even gave a hurried, but not very specific reason "wind gusts". I don't really care how often it happens. Flight was DL1554 LAX-ATL on November 9. Wheels touched ground, then we ascended slightly, then about 1 or 2 seconds after touching, I heard the engines spool up. I was seated next to a jumpseated FA - she maintained a very professional and calm demeanor, but I detected that it made her more nervous than it did me.
Interestingly enough, the flight tracking apps all said we had landed and were taxiing while we were climbing out and going around.
Nov 10, 2018, 10:10 pm
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Nov 10, 2018, 10:31 pm
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I thought this thread was a survey among FTers to determine who had the most in their lifetime of flying.
I've had two - my most recent being on a VS A340-600 coming into JFK last month without ~200-300 ft to go. Pilot did come on the PA shortly afterward and let us know the go-around was due to traffic in front of us not clearing the runway. My first aborted landing was on a flight test; I was sitting in the jump seat. We were landing overweight (planned) but were coming in high and despite the long runway, the pilots decided a go-around was the better option to reshoot the approach.
I've had two - my most recent being on a VS A340-600 coming into JFK last month without ~200-300 ft to go. Pilot did come on the PA shortly afterward and let us know the go-around was due to traffic in front of us not clearing the runway. My first aborted landing was on a flight test; I was sitting in the jump seat. We were landing overweight (planned) but were coming in high and despite the long runway, the pilots decided a go-around was the better option to reshoot the approach.
Nov 10, 2018, 10:53 pm
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no, I really am just curious for my own sake of the details, if recorded. Since nearly 100% of my flights, and 100% of my aborts have been on Delta, and I posted on the DL board, I'm asking about Delta specifically. There is very little practical value, except that if there turned out to be a positive answer, it might have been useful to other curious people in the future. The suggestion of liveatc.net appears to be a useful one that I will pursue . I am sure that someone told a tower somewhere that we had aborted.
I have my own theories about the reason, and I was not surprised when I heard the engines spool back up. The pilot even gave a hurried, but not very specific reason "wind gusts". I don't really care how often it happens. Flight was DL1554 LAX-ATL on November 9. Wheels touched ground, then we ascended slightly, then about 1 or 2 seconds after touching, I heard the engines spool up. I was seated next to a jumpseated FA - she maintained a very professional and calm demeanor, but I detected that it made her more nervous than it did me.
Interestingly enough, the flight tracking apps all said we had landed and were taxiing while we were climbing out and going around.
. I am sure that someone told a tower somewhere that we had aborted.I have my own theories about the reason, and I was not surprised when I heard the engines spool back up. The pilot even gave a hurried, but not very specific reason "wind gusts". I don't really care how often it happens. Flight was DL1554 LAX-ATL on November 9. Wheels touched ground, then we ascended slightly, then about 1 or 2 seconds after touching, I heard the engines spool up. I was seated next to a jumpseated FA - she maintained a very professional and calm demeanor, but I detected that it made her more nervous than it did me.
Interestingly enough, the flight tracking apps all said we had landed and were taxiing while we were climbing out and going around.
Nov 10, 2018, 10:54 pm
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except for - as the OP states - curiosity value. Of course you could review every flight and analyze the ground tracks one at a time to come up with an answer. That's a lot of work.
Maybe someone will respond here that such a public record really does exist, and point out the link, CFR, regulation, or other documentation that establishes it. However without such actual proof, all we will get is a lot of replies like, "Here's what I think it should be...." or "This is my opinion..." or "I overheard a pilot talking to a gate agent a couple years ago about ..." and so on. And if this is like any of the previous threads on this same topic, we will have replies explaining the subtle differences between what is a "go-around" vs, an "aborted landing" vs. "missed approach" vs. "diversion". etc. Finally, there will be many helpful posts describing how "I was on a flight years ago from AAA to BBB, and we had a missed landing, too" FWIW.
Maybe someone will respond here that such a public record really does exist, and point out the link, CFR, regulation, or other documentation that establishes it. However without such actual proof, all we will get is a lot of replies like, "Here's what I think it should be...." or "This is my opinion..." or "I overheard a pilot talking to a gate agent a couple years ago about ..." and so on. And if this is like any of the previous threads on this same topic, we will have replies explaining the subtle differences between what is a "go-around" vs, an "aborted landing" vs. "missed approach" vs. "diversion". etc. Finally, there will be many helpful posts describing how "I was on a flight years ago from AAA to BBB, and we had a missed landing, too" FWIW.
Experiences on UA with aborted takeoffs, landings, go-arounds, .... [Consolidated]
(for those interested, the payoff is post 274 where someone dug up the report in the ASRS database)
Nov 11, 2018, 1:45 am
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no, I really am just curious for my own sake of the details, if recorded. Since nearly 100% of my flights, and 100% of my aborts have been on Delta, and I posted on the DL board, I'm asking about Delta specifically. There is very little practical value, except that if there turned out to be a positive answer, it might have been useful to other curious people in the future. The suggestion of liveatc.net appears to be a useful one that I will pursue . I am sure that someone told a tower somewhere that we had aborted.
I have my own theories about the reason, and I was not surprised when I heard the engines spool back up. The pilot even gave a hurried, but not very specific reason "wind gusts". I don't really care how often it happens. Flight was DL1554 LAX-ATL on November 9. Wheels touched ground, then we ascended slightly, then about 1 or 2 seconds after touching, I heard the engines spool up. I was seated next to a jumpseated FA - she maintained a very professional and calm demeanor, but I detected that it made her more nervous than it did me.
Interestingly enough, the flight tracking apps all said we had landed and were taxiing while we were climbing out and going around.
. I am sure that someone told a tower somewhere that we had aborted.I have my own theories about the reason, and I was not surprised when I heard the engines spool back up. The pilot even gave a hurried, but not very specific reason "wind gusts". I don't really care how often it happens. Flight was DL1554 LAX-ATL on November 9. Wheels touched ground, then we ascended slightly, then about 1 or 2 seconds after touching, I heard the engines spool up. I was seated next to a jumpseated FA - she maintained a very professional and calm demeanor, but I detected that it made her more nervous than it did me.
Interestingly enough, the flight tracking apps all said we had landed and were taxiing while we were climbing out and going around.