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A Boeing Co 757 cargo jet operated by DHL broke in two after skidding off the runway at Juan Santamaria International airport in Costa Rica.
The crew reported hydraulic problems with the 22-year-old aircraft after takeoff and made an emergency landing, according to a statement from DHL. The two pilots escaped without serious injury and the company has launched an investigation to determine what happened, the company said. DHL 757 crashes after making an emergency return landing at San Jose Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica. Injuries currently unknown.
Footage on social media purported to be of the landing showed an aircraft in DHL’s yellow livery spinning down the runway. It then careered off the tarmac in a cloud of dust and snapped at its tail.
Data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24 show the jet took off from Juan Santamaria Airport and initially headed north before abandoning its original course around 10 minutes into the flight.
The pilots then swung the aircraft back south before entering a holding pattern for around 20 minutes, presumably to dump excess fuel that could ignite in a crash landing.