THIS is the moment a passenger plane spat flames and sparks from its wing in a horror landing after its one of its wheels failed.
It was one of two other landing horrors to happen on the same night as the devastating South Korea crash – which is feared to have killed 179 people.
The Air Canada flight going from St John’s to Halifax threw the passengers into turmoil as it crashed down on the runway.
Over in Norway, another plane narrowly escaped a dangerous situation when it skidded off the runway due to a suspected issue with its hydraulics system.
The plane in Norway was a Boeing 737-800 – the same type of jet which crashed in South Korea.
The horror footage shows one of the Air Canada‘s wings wings erupt into a ball of fire on its descent – as the fliers look on in terror.
The plane wing can be seen beginning to spark, and then quickly catches fire that pulsates in the wind.
They can be seen inside holding on for dear life as their flight comes dangerously close to disaster.
The video pans to them as the interior can be seen coming apart and they are forced into a violent shake.
The shock moments were shared to social media platform X at 4.28am.
Reports suggest that during the landing of Air Canada flight AC2259, one of the tires did not deploy properly, causing the aircraft to veer off course at a steep 20-degree angle on the tarmac.
Passenger Nikki Valentine recounted to CBC News how the plane tilted to the left at a sharp angle, followed by a loud crashing noise as the wing and possibly the engine scraped along the pavement.
“The plane shook quite a bit and we started seeing fire on the left side of the plane and smoke started coming in the windows.”
Somehow there were no reported fatalities or major injuries as a result of the incident.
The flight came skidding into Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which had to be temporarily shut down whilst authorities delft with the carnage.
The aircraft was unable to reach the terminal and the crew and 73 passengers were off-loaded by bus.
It has since reopened, according to the airport.
In a statement, airport authorities confirmed the emergency and assured the public that a thorough investigation was underway.
In another plane mishap on the same night, a flight in Norway which carried 182 people.
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 faced hydraulic system failure shortly after taking off from Oslo Airport to Amsterdam.
The pilots were forced to quickly divert to Sandefjord Torp Airport, located 110 kilometres from Oslo, for an emergency landing.
As the plane came down, it skidded along the runway so far that it hit the end of it and went on further to the grassy area adjacent to it.
No injuries were reported as passengers were promptly evacuated using mobile stairs.
Authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident.
SOUTH KOERA JET DISASTER
The Sun is reporting on a similar incident that is unfolding, which has seen as plane crash in South Korea leaving at least 179 feared dead.
Horrific scenes unfolded in South Korea when a Boeing 737-800’s landing gear failed and the plane hit the tarmac on its belly at Muan International Airport.
The official death toll from the disaster currently stands at 167 – but only two people from the 181 passengers and crew are believed to have survived.
The confirmed death toll is steadily climbing as bodies are pulled from the smouldering wreckage.
Footage showed the doomed flight’s final moments as it hurtled off the runway, hit an embankment, and exploded in a fireball.
The packed jet – Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 – was carrying 181 people to the southwestern city of Muan from Bangkok, Thailand.
Firefighters said two crew members had, miraculously, survived after being pulled from the back of the plane.
Weeping families have been seen gathering at the airport as South Korea comes to terms with its worst air disaster in decades.
