Passenger plane flips on its back as it crash-lands at international airport

World

Dramatic footage has captured a passenger plane as it flipped over during a crash-landing on an airport runway.

The incident happened at Aden Adde international airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

The crew and all passengers on board – around 30 – escaped.

Firefighters spray water on a plane that flipped over after a crash landing, in Mogadishu, July 18, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video obtained by Reuters.
Image:
Firefighters spray water on the flipped jet. Pic: Reuters

Video from the scene showed the plane upside down after having apparently tipped over on landing.

Smoke billows from a plane that flipped over after a crash landing, in Mogadishu, Somalia, July 18, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video obtained by Reuters. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Black smoke and flames rose into the air as fire trucks approached the runway and firefighters began hosing down the wreckage.

Pic: Abdirahman Mohamed Arab/Reuters
Image:
Pic: Abdirahman Mohamed Arab/Reuters

The Jubba Airways-operated plane was arriving on a domestic flight from the inland city of Baidoa.

The company said the plane was a Fokker-50 which is turboprop-powered.

Products You May Like

Articles You May Like

Immaculate’s Team Is Using Actual Reviews From Christians To Market The Nun-Based Horror Flick, And There’s A T-Shirt
Smith & Sorren Team Up With Kyogre For Sizzling Tech House Single “Dirty Dancer” – Part Of Hood Politics MMW Sampler
Democrat Flips State House Seat In Alabama By Running On Reproductive Rights
Nourished by Time Announces North American Tour
Tammy Murphy drops out of NJ Senate race to unseat Sen. Bob Menendez