Incredible escape: DHL plane crashes, skids off runway in Costa Rica

A DHL cargo plane skidded on the runway of Costa Rica's main international airport and broke in two, prompting the complete shutdown of the air terminal.
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The plane, which was traveling to Guatemala with a crew of two, had only traveled 35 miles from the Costa Rican airport when it requested permission to return. Both the pilot and co-pilot are reported to be in good health
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[@Itsumemes]

Those pilots deserve to get the first world record to drift a Boeing 757 accidentally with no casualties, glad they're okay.

[@thedude4810]

Was thinking the same thing. Too bad there was that dip. If not they probably would have cast the 2 pilots in the next fast and furious movie 🤣

[@JonSnow-pi6jb]

Cancel Boeing 757 movement.

[@firstname5556]

There would be casualties if there were passengers on board

[@EdAb]

Not really a drift, it's more of a handbrake turn. 😝

[@Autoblox0]

@@firstname5556 very minor casualties because only the vertical stabilizer at most was split and minor injuries.

[@HAOwanderer]

Just to clarify, that was not a failed maneuver, this was a forced landing, there was something wrong with the plane, the pilot send a mayday signal and return to Costa Rica (it was supposed to land in Guatemala) when they landed, the plane was not slowing down properly (partly because of the weight it carries) so the pilot had to make that turn, otherwise they would haven gone straight to the highway.

[@trenton.tchannel1810]

Hydraulics failed and the landing gear collapsed causing it to spin

[@Michal.KT91]

@@trenton.tchannel1810 you can’t see that on the movie. When a/c starts turning it is still stable in reference to the ground so what gear collapse you are talking about?

[@SwirlingSoul]

The reversers didn't deploy. Either not commanded or hydraulic failure. But I have no idea if the reversers function on hydraulics. Edit to add: I've been informed they do. :)

[@1nm1]

@@SwirlingSoul Plane had a hydraulic failure which created the mayday & a return to origin airport.

[@dalemtb1199]

Hey as long as he can explain it to his boss.

[@DarylSolis]

*That wasn't crashing, that was landing with style*

[@gupta8554]

sus

[@Tonyair23]

Landing and Tokyo drift lol

[@BFSilenceDogood]

To infinity and beyond!!

[@Ed_Belen]

Landing with TURCA style

[@rodolfocastillo2821]

😂

[@--Nath--]

A lucky escape, glad the crew are OK! And bonus: we established that a plane of this size might just be able to do a 180 degree skid if not for the drop off the runway..

[@theancientsancients1769]

Exactly that's what I was thinking , that airport is not safe for emergency landings !

[@haroldbadilla3224]

@@theancientsancients1769 ese aeropuerto es uno de los más seguros del área...mira las estadísticas. Te recomiendo que te informes bien del porqué dio ese giro.

[@olebull9714]

it probably went well with the pilots, but what about my package from amazon?

[@cristian9447]

@@theancientsancients1769 it's designed that way to prevent flooding. San Jose gets more than 100 inches of rainfall per year.

[@hunterjd]

@@olebull9714 😂

[@ComradeStiv]

Let's please also have a moment of appreciation for this man's most unusual decision to capture an epic moment in _landscape_ instead of portrait 🙏🏆

[@buckwelljohnson3168]

Unbelievable skill 👏 The pilots should be proud of themselves.

[@louiearmstrong]

SO CLOSE to fireball death

[@jimmycricketlopez2746]

Glad there is an expert amongst us 😂

[@reno9k]

?

[@therealg9391]

@@jimmycricketlopez2746 u being sarcastic right now?

[@SlamboSVV]

@@therealg9391 what else?

[@aetreus88]

Knowing how fragile planes in GTA are, this could've been way worse

[@tommygeeeeeee5341]

Omg this plane is the one off gta yaaas?

[@andrzejs7335]

@@tommygeeeeeee5341 yes, looking the same

[@Tonyair23]

Except in GTA the whole body of the plane doesn’t break apart.

[@firestarter1888]

@@Tonyair23 y/whooooooosh

[@treeeyn5721]

@@tommygeeeeeee5341 no this isn’t the same plane from GTA 😒

[@starchaser2489]

Anything you walk away with, is a successful landing. Great work.

[@randomminecraftplayer6857]

idk about that one lol

[@osamabinladen824]

StarChaser Maybe

[@sjoldtimer]

I have an old friend who flew cargo jets for decades. As far as he was concerned, a landing was "just a controlled crash".

[@iCrapBubbles]

@@randomminecraftplayer6857 This saying is very common among pilots. As for how true it is?? I don’t know. There have been some very avoidable crash landings haha

[@osamabinladen824]

@@hs342 Maybe

[@gf328]

And that's why handbrake turns are to performed only by skilled professionals

[@johnnysalas8856]

Jajaja 😂

[@danizweifler6061]

....and just another st......joke from a youtouber somewhere in the world.......... /// I will never ever get to that point to understand that comments like this are necessary to "survive" the day....

[@mikeinjapan2004]

Otherwise, it will turn to a baby 🤣

[@spongebubatz]

Which of course implies that they’re done from time to time…

[@chrisohear3887]

@@danizweifler6061 oof, life got you down huh?

[@mememan777]

The reversers, main brakes and flaps all are hydraulic operation. They most likely had to land with less flaps ( higher speed) reserve brakes, ( limited brake applications) . No anti skid. Under the circumstances, they did a great job.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tedsmith6137]

Alternate gear extension and Alternate flap extension are electric. I see the speed brakes are partially deployed after touchdown so there must have been some hydraulic pressure available. Depends on which hydraulic systems failed.

[@thrashingmetal]

They should have two separate systems to control the aircraft. If hydraulic fails then it's electric takes over. It looks like a lot of control issues not just hydraulic including weight condition

[@larryandersen681]

Exactly. Brakes were definitely locked up, looks like slats were full, but flaps and spoilers only partially working. Plus being heavy from just taking off, this could have been a whole lot worse than it was.

[@mememan777]

@@thrashingmetal The 757 has three hydraulic systems powered by different power sources. Electric/engine driven pumps. Almost all the systems that use hydraulic power have redundancy backups. The worst case scenario is total loss of hydraulic fluid. Which can still be managed by the redundancy backup. However all the systems dependent on the hydraulic systems are seriously degraded.

[@daftvader4218]

@@thrashingmetal They have.....

[@huplim]

Those pilots were awesome to drift the plane like that. I cannot imagine how it would look like in the cockpit. Those pilots has skills yo

[@linanicolia1363]

and muscles.....it pays to go to the gym !

[@PeppaHeart-zk6gf]

Costa rica drift

[@ambraaaam]

That was not skill, it was a hidraulic problem wich made the plane drift.

[@itsourlife]

@@ambraaaam no apparently it was intentional to avoid runway overshoot into residential area

[@aerialcombat]

"luckily no one was injured" Lucaas

[@danstrayer111]

you can bet your life we'll be seeing it there

[@noahwilliams8918]

So I’m not the only one who was waiting for this 😅

[@mist8k]

Pilot must have been watching Tokyo Drift the night before

[@john.doe_0007]

He must've been the stunt double

[@jacobunofficial1146]

Dominic toretto was flying this

[@PLASMA895]

That’s for sure is. 😊

[@fredMplanenut]

If the grass areas had been flat I believe the aircraft would have remained intact. Kudos to the pilots.

[@gtc1961]

I agree...I have no idea why there would be a ditch that deep that close to the runway....

[@supasinliwrotsup9216]

@@gtc1961 I guess it was intended to avoid flooding on runway.

[@gtc1961]

@@supasinliwrotsup9216 I think a French drain would be a better choice, keeps the ground level. You almost never see a ditch that deep near a runway....never.

[@Hal09i]

I know...I thought the same thing. putting aside that the crew was not injured, you think of the damage to the aircraft--- the difference here between minor damage and a total write off was a few feet and a little more even ground. Fate is a bitc% sometimes...

[@ale774]

@@gtc1961 i live in Costa Rica, as the hidraulic system failed, they could not slow down properly, so when the plane was out of space to break the pilot turned into the secondary runway, the one used for small planes

[@noreverse1152]

"Package delayed for unforeseen circumstances"

[@Pedro_the_great]

Still an awesome landing compared to a Ryanair landing

[@AthelstanEngland]

lol

[@geekwithabs]

that's hilarious

[@abhisheks_2979]

It is incredible landing from both the pilots and comforting to know the plane made it to the runway safely inspite of a hydraulic failure, which is not common.

[@luisflako8708]

The 2 Guatemalan pilots are okay. One is my cousin and the other is my friend. They were on their way to Guatemala but they had a mechanical failure and they went back. So that happened

[@Amogh_Rai09]

Are you pilot???

[@ralphbailey736]

Glad there okay

[@T-o-m-s]

@@zonian1966 tax evasion on dhl part maybe? or maybe they lease the plane to a company in Panama.. anyway tax is mainly the reason

[@soloataraxia]

@@zonian1966 DHL cargo is based and registered in Panamá, that's why they have the Panamanian flag

[@regthebackyardjackofalltrades]

Please tell me the results. What happened to the HMG hydraulic motor generator? What happened to the electric pumps? Did the EDP engine driven pump fail? Was there a loss in Left and Right Hydraulic? With 3 redundant systems this should not have occurred

[@kevinsellsit5584]

Without reverse thrusters this was a best-case scenario ... outstanding piloting.

[@xyzaero]

the right reverser was fully deployed. open your eyes.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

San Jose isn’t the only airport in Central America but it is one of the most challenging

[@cineconify]

Looking forward to this episode on Air Crash Investigations five years later.

[@barrystevens3279]

Hahaha

[@jjsgarage3634]

Great piloting skills to the crew! Avoided damage to fence, and kept it on airport property. Slowed her down as much as possible before evasive maneuvers were performed.

[@عبداللهعبدالقادر-م4ب]

نتتعاغ ت ى ب دت

[@mrsarcastic4293]

Looking at your comment , seems you could have done better 🤣

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

The 2 pilots survived that's excellent. Unfortunately the plane will be scrapped

[@TheRogerhill1234]

nah, a few rivets, it'll be fine

[@DemPilafian]

​@@TheRogerhill1234 Rivets aren't strong enough -- I would use duct tape.

[@JEE-ff5pp]

@@DemPilafian we can use paper tape also

[@spongebubatz]

@@JEE-ff5pp I still have some paperclips laying around, shouldn’t they word just fine?

[@iamchosen5132]

@@DemPilafian We can use Flex Tape

[@destk9658]

Actually, it "looked" like quite a controlled maneuver. Great job, getting it OFF the runway.

[@sausageroll2695]

If they didnt do that spin it would have gone into the highway

[@windshearahead7012]

@@sausageroll2695 that’s BS. Don’t assume that. They would never purposely run the plane into a ditch to avoid the highway anyways. The rudder is deflected in the opposite direction as well

[@gapa1982]

RIP Beautiful 757, and thank goodness all are ok.

[@kevinherrera2743]

Just like some people in the region would say: "Se espichó"...

[@MonRojasOfficial]

HAHAH I'm Costa Rican and I know watchu mean

[@stevekollen1672]

I live in Costa Rica and heard this plane come overhead on the way to the landing. The local news said that the tower directing the pilot, etc., said that the Guatemalan pilot was cool and calm during the whole event

[@zulkfee9589]

"If cars can drift,it means planes also can" -the pilot brain

[@zoeydeu2261]

Glad no one got hurt. Pilots did great 👍🏼👍🏼

[@APEX_HRZ]

This plane is cargo plane not passenger plane

[@harriergr7728]

The drift was going so well until they hit that massive pothole!

[@knightrider1545]

I don't know who it was but the aside you can't drift a airplane, what a farce of info that content creator published.

[@ianmoone2359]

Yeah who would be dumb enough to leave that huge hole sticking up on a airport for goodness sakes. 🙄 It’s “too hard” to make “flat ground?”🙄

[@boxing-12]

Am happy to know that everyone made it out safely. Credit to those Pilots who did a wonderful job and utilizing every experience necessary to get that plane in an area which didn't caused any loss of lives

[@SFSproductions1]

Gotta love it when they look away when the interesting bit comes

[@MikeBit21]

Pilots: You can’t drift airplanes. DHL: hold my beer

[@clyde15]

Pilot: “All the cargo arrived at the destination, pay up!”

[@Apollyon_Rev911]

No it's didn't.

[@mikemancini313]

Lol. The airplane turned around and headed back to the airport mid air ☠️

[@patrickflohe7427]

No, it LANDED and THEN skidded off the runway.

[@trexmidnite]

He felt the plane's pain..

[@cletus2199]

Such a beautiful plane.

[@cember01]

The plane kind of looks cool sticking up out of that ditch like that.

[@AthelstanEngland]

I understand this was a controlled manoeuvre due to problems with the plane, but am really suprised how easily it split into two parts.

[@patriciosilva1969]

If airplanes were structurally firmer, they would be too heavy to fly. Therefore they are fragile, at least not made to withstand loads such as those generated when falling into that depression perhaps 3 or 4 meters deep right next to the runway of El Coco Juan Santamaría Airport in San José CR. The fuselage broke in two. The airplane broke in many more parts. Poor insurer. For sure this B757 will be written off.

[@thomasphiri2023]

Its an old plane. You'd be surprised the year models they are currently using for cargo planes.

[@Relkond]

“Mostly controlled” the Left hydraulics system failed (You can tell by which spoilers didn’t deploy). That system provides power for steering the nose wheel- fortunately you only use that on the ground. Unfortunately, it makes steering more of a challenge when you’re on the ground.

[@boomerdantheman6516]

Imagine that's how easily a passenger plane will split too

[@t0nymack100]

This piece should mention that this aircraft type is a 757. The first version of which was produced in 1978, and the last ever one produced in 2004. At a minimum it's 17 years old, but more likely older and past the typical lifespan of 20 years.

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

this one was 22 years old

[@dalemtb1199]

Thanks. I didn't know the aircraft.

[@MikeM275]

What? Where did you get the 757 (or any plane) has a lifespan of 20 years? First, airplanes are not designated a "lifespan" ...manufacturers and operators don't count years, they count cycles. 30,000, 40,000, 60,000 cycles etc. Do you know there are still over 600 757's in active service including about 100+ still flying for Delta? Delta won't retire their 757's until the late 2020's. Age rarely has anything to do with an aircraft crash...it is usually maintenance, pilot error or etc.

[@jemand8462]

an old aircraft doesn't have to be less (or more) safe then a newer one. Would you rather go in an A340 which has never had a single crash but is way old or a 737 Max which is brand new and had enough crashes in a couple of months?

[@weedeater62]

The first 757 flew in 82. I was there when it landed.

[@heatherwanderer777]

Weird but this video keeps disappearing on other sites...glad to see it finally

[@supejc]

If the airport didn’t have that ditch, this wouldn’t have been a newsworthy event. The plane would have simply just skidded off the runway.

[@TheJlizvic]

What a skillful pilot , wow

[@vixenal]

Great maneuver! At least the pilots were safe, but my graphics card isn't. Deva Vu!

[@JS45678]

Bravo to both pilots dealing with a hydraulic system failure and making it out alive. 👏👏👏

[@EVGUY13245]

Ok c'mon now. I think we could all agree that the pilots thought they could drift a plane lol 😆

[@intotheblue1145]

He almost pulled that donut off!

[@b-jaykingchhetri7367]

Hats off to those brave pilots ❤️

[@thescouselander5531]

That was a great handbrake turn

[@outermarker5801]

Reminds of the Fly Jamaica 757 in Guyana. Hyd failure forced return, couldn't stop, went off runway, write off

[@FarHaN9]

Bro are you from jamaica

[@TheStupidestChannelOnEarth]

This Costa Rica landing crash is insane

[@tbd-5160]

I've landed there. That's a tough runway. Ask any pilot, it's not easy. Mountains all around, wind shears, it's in a valley. Not easy by any measure.

[@acary1460]

Nothing to see, Here large planes have arrived like a Boeing 747 or an Antonov AN124 and they always land well and without any problem

[@tbd-5160]

@@acary1460 You know it's a tough landing. You lose altitude on descent, you're crashing into that ridge. Adjusting for pressure? Listen, I don't know how long you've had wings, but for me it was a learning experience.

[@acary1460]

@@tbd-5160 I am not a pilot, You say you have come to Costa Rica, There are many airports here and you do not specify the name of any airport, The largest airport we have here in Costa Rica is the

[@acary1460]

Juan Santamaría, I have never heard anyone say that landing at the Juan Santamaría airport is difficult. If it were difficult, planes would not come here. I would also say that it is based on the experience of the pilot.

[@tbd-5160]

@@acary1460 I grew up in Dominicalito & Jaco, went to uni in San Jose & flight school at Miami Aviators Academy in the US. You don't seem friendly so our conversation ends here.

[@c00mgoblin]

Props to the pilot for realizing something was wrong and making a skilled landing!

[@tedsmith6137]

The gear doors still being open points to hydraulic failure requiring an emergency gear extension. Must have had enough systems for the speed brakes.

[@nicholaslandolina]

Why is there not a secondary

[@jordansimpson9519]

Glad everybody is okay.

[@kaaaLLL]

It’s incredible to see so many experts from the aviation industry here in the KZbin comment section. Should’ve tried my luck in aviation industry, seems like those folks get a lot of free time 💀

[@baibhavk4057]

This gives me F1 vibes with those Vettel spins lol

[@Bercik87]

Kansei dorifto But seriously, I hope pilot is ok (and cargo as well :) )

[@Frank-il2my]

Luckily no one was hurt

[@theancientsancients1769]

This planes are more fragile than my baguette 🥖! 😳 The plane upon landing had clearly issues .. however the fact that the area around the runway was a downhill caused to fall and break into 2

[@andyprem]

you eatt very poor baguttes

[@johnnysalas8856]

No no

[@yogeshsaini499]

It's me as a kid doing drift without a car and getting a cramp at the end 😂

[@Orisha1990]

Better on the ground taking off than in the air. Glad they're both ok.

[@Raison_d-etre]

It was a hard landing, apparently. Won't find many that turn out this well.

[@oilyrag7429]

It’s a miracle none of the parcels were hurt!.

[@fahmirossi46]

When this plane crash?

[@trenton.tchannel1810]

Today or yesterday I believe

[@millslogan3750]

Amazing save fellas. Excellent piloting!!!!

[@strider029]

Just curious in this scenario/event do pilot's license get revoked?

[@AndrewkdBRZ]

Unless it was because of a reckless decision then no

[@aldr1an]

it will probably depend on the outcome of this incident's investigation and whether the pilots made any severe errors. but as the video says, pilots reported hydraulic issues and the investigators will most definitely will have to look at that too, and how it may play a part in resulting what we see in the video.

[@markthompson8656]

@Success no they wont. it will take years for final answer.

[@fii890]

I don't think so. Both took excellent decitions to have a success landing. (No one was injured), the problem was that they didn't have plane control. How lucky!

[@DrMohammedAlmannai]

I hope everyone is well

[@Rod-bp8ow]

The immediate response of Costa Rica is exceptional. It should be this way to all couriers and staff, that are efficient in handling concerns as prevention, measures and standards are efficient. SMEs....General Practices.../.../.../.../../.../.../Inspection control/fleet managers/air traffic control officers are well coordinated regarding these types of exceptional response and handling time. Respectively : G.M Industries.

[@edby263]

My daughter and son in law were due to take the following flight. Now in temporary accommodation close to the airport.

[@linanicolia1363]

Probably their only runway and they will have to unload and retrieve that broken plane. May take a couple of days.

[@deans178]

I believe DHL is freight, not passengers.

[@edby263]

@@deans178 Correct. My daughter was due to take the *following* (passenger) flight. Airport was closed after the crash.

[@psalm2forliberty577]

Serious question anyone know how old the plane was ? Airframe hours & landing cycles ? Thanks in advance !

[@captainCaybrew]

Can’t get airframe hours and landing cycles, but the plane is 22.3 years old. Registration: HP-2010DAE

[@toi_techno]

I've always felt some relief once the wheels were on the ground, not anymore

[@linanicolia1363]

They have a lot of speed when they touch.....the longer the runway the better.

[@prabhatbose3021]

When the pilot is fan of tokyo drift

[@yangguzheng3544]

757s are so long the final shot looks like a curious duck looking over your fence

[@lambycorn5253]

Viva Costa Rica!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@andie2809]

I live in CR and this was big news all over our little country. Glad both the pilots escaped.

[@glider1157]

It's much easier to unload the plane this way...

[@TheFivepoint1994]

Pilot: For my next trick I will need a volunteer plane from the audience.

[@SJF15]

Dear customer, we're very sorry your package is delayed. This is due to a technical fault.

[@devontehamilton3804]

Ship FedEx or UPS ain't nobody got time for delays 😂😂😂😂

[@amzarnacht6710]

Emergency equipment queued up... yeah, they knew this bird was coming in bad. Crew tried their damndest to save it but... DITCH!

[@Ps99Bro]

Thank goodness they survived in DHL Aero Expreso Flight 7216

[@geo3106]

Tokyo Drift

[@CuteKitten_DD]

That was the world most expensive tracked delivery service 😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@t.m.5004]

It’s amazing how an airplane can travel for millions of miles, through every kind of weather, heavy storms and winds, carry hundreds of people and tons of goods, heck even be lightning strike proof, and then break apart immediately if something goes on on the ground.

[@elperroreggae]

Mm doesn't seem amazing, seems normal

[@rkan2]

Fuselage skin is like 2mm thick and it is all that you need.. Doesn't take much to rip it off..

[@andreashoppe1969]

He absolutely delivered it!

[@worldaviation4k]

about 3 seconds earlier and the nose would have slided before the hill of the last clip and maybe gone head first up the hill

[@kalvinphiliprosales5712]

When the pilot hears deja vu, then the plane goes brrrrttttt.

[@Alchemist2328]

That looks like a fast and furious Costa drift. Lovely.

[@OzMadMan82]

This pilot has created a new sport.. plane drifting!!

[@syahareensharani6869]

Pilot: Another happy landing

[@jamesoakley4570]

I work for DHL. seems about right for their equipment to just break

[@StrangePath]

Glad the crew were safe. Fuselage broke like a twig but nothing a speed tape can't fix. 😂

[@somedumbozzie1539]

Use aircraft alloy makes first class bike frames, they are really fly.

[@chocolateking5365]

It’s probably gonna be scrapped

[@Sophthesoapbar]

*the fact nobody got injured is just amazing*

[@mypfpisyourdad422]

When you Tokyo drift but you forget you're in a plane.

[@OfficialAlphaTZ]

Thats when you have a crucial package that you need otherwise your grandma's leg will fall off

[@VisualBuild]

Hopefully the parcels are okay

[@zahir2023]

Great skills save the day. Hats off to those crewmen inside the plane.

[@TheWahyuwirawan]

Only if all those field was concrete, this plane would do a perfect 180°. Sadly it was on the end of runway (it had to, to decrease speed) and the field was not concrete with deep drain angle. Kudos to the pilot. It was unbelievable to do that with no hydrolics

[@truebluejoel85]

Well done to that pilot

[@patricksibiya7861]

Pilot: we can't stop Don: family Pilot: Understandable, I will play Tokyo drift.

[@believe8263]

Vin Diesel can't drifting again.