Footage shows the just-landed DHL cargo plane before splitting in half at the end of the runway. The viral video captured the moment the pilot tried move the plane to the end of the landing strip but ended up skidding, with white smoke billowing as the wheels proceeded down the strip. The Boeing 757-200’s tail can be seen shifting to the right before completing a 180-degree turn.
As the nose of the plane turned completely in the opposite direction of travel, more smoke can be seen before the wheels appear to collapse.
Clouds of smoke then begin to emerge from the remnants of the plane now split in half at the end of the runway.
The peculiar accident took place at Juan Santamaria International Airport in San José, Costa Rica.
One of the pilots had reportedly asked for an emergency landing shortly after takeoff due to an alleged failure in the hydraulic system.
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