This is the hair-raising moment a plane was forced to miss its landing, and try again, after getting caught in a crosswind.

In this video, an Airbus A321 is coming in to land at Birmingham Airport, but the crosswind across the runway makes it impossible, and the pilot is forced to take back off, circle the runway and try again.

The video, shot by Youtuber Flug Snug, is shot from a position near the runway and shows the underside of the plane as it comes in to land.

The plane is descending toward the runway and conditions already look to be causing turbulence as the plane sways.

Coming into land: the plane on its first attempt as it descends toward the runway but battles a crosswind

At an angle: the plane can be seen to be unable to hold a straight line against the runway centre line

If at first you don't succeed: the pilot hovers over the runway and picks the plane back up, to try again

As the plane gets closer to the runway, the aircraft is clearly not lined up for a straight landing.

The pilot desperately pulls the plane back and hovers over the runway for a few seconds before the plane reascends to try for a second landing.

Once he has circulated, the pilot descends again, heading toward the runway in a much more comfortable looking approach.

The conditions are not quite perfect though, and the pilot and passengers experience a bumpy landing the second time around.

Posting the video online, Flug Snug wrote: 'When conditions are less than ideal, the particular distribution of buildings and earth mounds etc around BHX [Birmingham Airport] usually claims the odd victim, as the unpredictable wind currents and eddies suddenly catch the unfortunate plane.

Rocky road: the plane's second landing does not look perfectly smooth as the plane's wheels land alternately on the runway

One more time: The plane make a successful landing the second time, much to the likely gratitude of the passengers on board

'Here, an Airbus A321 is forced to go around on first landing attempt, then is successful on second attempt - but not without a further nudge from the atmosphere.'

Crosswind landings have to be performed when the direction of the wind is perpendicular to the runway centre line.

The aircraft will be forced to drift laterally as it comes into the airport, to compensate for whichever direction is it being pulled in.