Watch: Boeing cargo plane splits into two parts on landing, pilots have miraculous escape

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A Boeing 757 cargo airplane broke into two parts during an emergency landing at the Costa Rica airport on Thursday, with the two pilots having a miraculous escape.</p>
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The video footage of the incident shows thick smoke billowing from the plane which belonged to German logistics giant DHL</p>
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A much clearer version of the crash landing has emerged!<br />
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Source: Unknown<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DHL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DHL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AvGeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AvGeek</a> <a href="https://t.co/FCYbgFaW0H">pic.twitter.com/FCYbgFaW0H</a></p>
— AviationSource (@AvSourceNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/AvSourceNews/status/1512141741104766977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The two pilots flying the plane were shaken up but were found to be "in a good condition," after a check-up in hospital, according to an AFP report. </p>
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The accident happened just before 10:30 am (1630 GMT) after the Boeing-757 plane, which had taken off from the Juan Santamaria international airport outside San Jose, was forced to return 25 minutes later for an emergency landing due to a technical failure.</p>
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The pilots had alerted local authorities about a hydraulic problem in the aircraft.</p>