SHOCKING footage shows the moment a plane careered down the runway to make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport.
The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, with three people on board, was heading to Belfast yesterday when it experienced issues with its landing gear.
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The small aircraft was then forced to turn back to Birmingham for a bumpy landing.
All departures and arrivals at the Midlands airport were grounded until 8pm yesterday evening, but the runway and airport have since reopened.
Three people from the plane were treated at the airport and one person had minor injuries, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Footage has now emerged of the chaotic scenes with the landing collapsing the under-carriage of the Beechcraft B200.
Video showed it landing on the runway, and tipping to the side as it slowed.
An observer, who wished to remain anonymous, filmed the plane as it made the emergency landing.
He said: “It took off from Birmingham, and as it was flying over Tamworth, it declared an emergency.
“The plane turned around to come back to Birmingham – when it came to land, it went for a go-around [an aborted landing.]
“I saw all its landing gears out.”
The person who filmed the footage said the plane then attempted a “long” go-around – which means the plane wasn’t able to land because it hadn’t been given clearance, so it stayed in the air.
He added: “A few aircrafts landed in the meantime. Then about 15 minutes later, the Super King plane came into view.
“I could hear a loud noise which I initially thought was the brakes seizing.
“I realised, after zooming in, the plane was dragging along.”
The plane diverted to Birmingham today was built in 1981 and is owned by Blue Sky Investments on the Isle of Man, according to Civil Aviation Authority records.
It took off at 1.16pm, rose to 5,750 feet and almost immediately entered a holding pattern before passing the airport at about 300ft.
It then landed just before 2pm following the emergency diversion.
Around 100 flights were impacted, with photos posted online showing the airport crammed with annoyed travellers.
Some flights were delayed for up to five hours and 21 inbound aircraft were forced to divert.
Ryanair and Jet2 flights went as far away as Stansted and Manchester airports instead.
Several flights listed on the departures page of the airport’s website, including to Paris Charles de Gaulle, Brussels and Belfast International, were cancelled.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 1.45pm to an incident involving a light aircraft at Birmingham Airport. Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedics and three paramedic officers were sent to the scene.
“Upon arrival we found three patients from the aircraft, all of whom were assessed and discharged at the scene.”
Birmingham Airport is the seventh-largest airport in the UK – the third biggest outside of London,
In 2023, it had about 11.5million passengers, and has about 130 direct routes served by 30 airlines.
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