A Chinese plane that crash-landed in the Philippines lost an engine and a wheel before skidding to a halt

pulse

August 17, 2018 10:23 AM

A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800 veered off the runway, losing its left engine and wheel before skidding to a halt at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Thursday night. The plane crash-landed during heavy rain and poor visibility on the runway.

A Xiamen Airlines plane veered off the runway in a crash-landing at Manila Airport on Thursday night.
Its left engine and wheel was ripped off during the process.
The aircraft appeared to have "bounced" in a hard landing before leaving the tarmac, the Philippines Civil Aviation Authority said.
The pilot had to navigate heavy rains and poor visibility.
None of the passengers and crew on board were seriously hurt.

A Chinese plane that crash-landed at a Philippines airport on Thursday night lost its left engine and a wheel before skidding to a halt.

The Xiamen Airlines plane veered off an airport runway at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport amid heavy rains and poor visibility at 11:55 p.m. local time. No passengers or crew were seriously hurt.

The Boeing 737-800 had landed on its second attempt before skidding off the runway, Channel News Asia reported, citing airport general manager Ed Monreal.

The aircraft appeared to have "bounced" in a hard landing before veering off the tarmac and rolling toward a grassy area with its lights off, the Associated Press reported, citing Philippines Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Eric Apolonio.

The video below, published by Bloomberg, shows the detached left engine lying feet away from the plane as airport staff recovered the damage. The plane is leaning on its left due to missing an engine.