DHL cargo plane splits in two after crash landing at Costa Rica airport (videos)

A DHL cargo plane split in two after it was forced to make an emergency landing in Costa Rica.

The Boeing 757-200 cargo plane suffered a hydraulic system failure on its way to Guatemala on Thursday, the Costa Rican civil air authority said.

The aircraft, operated by Deutsche Post AG, requested an emergency landing shortly after take off before skidding onto the runway.

#7Abr

?SE PARTIÓ EN DOS UN AVIÓN de carga de la empresa #DHL cuando aterrizaba este #7Abr en el aeropuerto Juan Santamaría de Alajuela, en Costa Rica. El Boeing 757-200 reportó problemas hidráulicos cuando volaba hacia Guatemala.@catatumbonews_⚡ pic.twitter.com/zevU3ItUcf

— catatumbonews (@catatumbonews_) April 7, 2022

The tail of the plane then split from the aircraft as it came to a stop.

Boeing 757-200 operado por DHL que iba de Costa Rica a Guatemala, aterriza de emergencia en el Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría de Costa Rica por problemas hidráulicos, se sale de la pista y se parte en dos, ninguno de los pilotos salió lastimado:https://t.co/Wvs37iBI5I pic.twitter.com/8DlJduxRfB

— Rodrigo Polo (@RealRodrigoPolo) April 7, 2022

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DHL said the crew was unharmed but one member was undergoing a medical review as a precaution.

The operator said: “DHL’s incident response team has been activated and an investigation will be conducted with the relevant authorities to determine what happened.”

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