A cargo plane broke in two during an emergency landing. The video of the plane being split into two pieces in this way is going viral on social media. The incident happened on Thursday in Costa Rica, where a cargo plane had to make an emergency landing when it broke into two pieces. After this incident, the International Airport in San Jose had to be temporarily closed. The yellow-coloured German logistics company DHL’s plane was making an emergency landing when it skidded and then broke into two pieces. Smoke was seen rising after the plane broke down.
Hector Chavez, Chief of Firefighters for Costa Rica, said the two crew members aboard the plane were in good condition. Although he did not face any kind of problem, so he was admitted to the hospital. The pilot was in panic due to this accident, but later he came to his senses and everything appeared fine. The incident took place at 10:30 am on Thursday, when a Boeing-757 plane took off from Juan Santamaria International Airport and then had to make an emergency landing due to a mechanical fault.
Video footage of the DHL Boeing 757 Freighter just as it skidded off the runway at SJO.
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The crew members on board the plane had told the local authority that a hydraulic problem had occurred and it would have to make an emergency landing. The airport was closed for several hours after the incident.