'Brace! Stay down!': Dramatic emergency landing of Qantaslink Dash-8 in Brisbane caught on camera

The dramatic final moments of a Qantas flight with technical issues have been captured on camera.

In the video taken on Thursday, a crew member on Qantas flight QF2420 can be heard warning passengers to brace themselves for a priority landing.

"Heads down, stay down, heads down, stay down!" she yells in the footage.

The Qantaslink Dash-8 flight departed Newcastle at 7am (local time) and made an attempt to land just after an hour later upon arrival in Brisbane.

Photo credit: FlightRadar24

In a recording of the air traffic control communications, the pilot can be heard telling controllers that the aircraft would be performing a 'go-around' - essentially aborting the landing attempt and staying in the air.

"We will have to perform a manual gear extension, we will let you know when we are ready to come back," the pilot says.

A manual gear extension usually takes place when the landing gear hasn't extended down automatically as it's meant to.

The aircraft stopped on the runway after it landed safely. Photo credit: Newshub/7 News

Qantas confirmed to Newshub there was an issue with the landing gear onboard the aircraft.

"Our Newcastle to Brisbane flight conducted a priority landing on Thursday morning after receiving an indication light in the cockpit about a potential issue with the landing gear," a spokesperson said.

After the go-round, the aircraft circled above Moreton Island for around 70 minutes before returning to the airport where a full emergency services response had been activated.

"The pilots followed standard procedures and required checklists for this type of event," Qantas confirmed.

The aircraft then made a safe, but still dramatic landing, stopping on the runway before being surrounded by emergency vehicles.

Qantas told Newshub its engineers established the indication light was caused by a faulty sensor and the landing gear itself was functioning normally during the flight.

There were approximately 60 passengers onboard. None were injured.

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