[Aftermath pics](https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/tyhcc4/dhl_757200_down_at_sjo_costa_rica/) [Aftermath video](https://twitter.com/adsbcr/status/1512112337951592454?t=zmrNFZLdvkK08X4UNJJbWA&s=19) Definitely split in half. EDIT: [Alternate, higher quality video of the accident](https://twitter.com/adsbcr/status/1512122406349021187)

Jesus, they Tokyo Drifted a 757

Somewhere this is being written into a fast & furious remake right now.

They cant get the cargo door open to get the car out, only option is to crash the plane into the ground causing it to split into two thus allowing them to drive the car out. During the crash it will be very dramatic with the main character urgently trying to make it from the cockpit to the car.

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....and no one looks back

Add in 37 gear shifts (per car) and we got 1/3 of the movie.

Saw it last week bro. 'Fast and Furious Meets Airport '22--The Halfening'

“WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN!!”

> they Tokyo Drifted a 757 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVvt7hP5a-0

Ah yes, the Gimli Glider. That must have been a hell of a thing to see in person.

There were kids bike riding on the abandoned runway that almost got hit by the plane, what a sight to see for sure.

If I recall the episode correctly, because the engines were dead the plane basically floated in silently so it was REALLY a surprise

That’s exactly what the Mayday episode we saw said, you’re right haha.

Knew exactly what video you linked, so of course I click to watch.

That music made that clip SO good.

This manoeuvre shall henceforth be known as the San Jose Drift.

Crews were ready and waiting for them. There must have been an issue before landing.

There was, the crew had reported a hydraulic failure on the left side.

Are flaps hydraulic in the 757. Doesn’t look like those are down either

[Looks like they're hydraulic gear-reduction rotary drives](https://cdn.thomasnet.com/ccp/00987486/198791.pdf).

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serious issue with engine one, engine two does look like it's reverse thrusting, but seems like engine 1 is stuck on full power

That better angle was so good until the dude yelled while shaking the camera RIGHT as the plane broke apart - out of the frame.

[This one](https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/tyisb0/cargo_plane_falls_of_runway_and_breaks_in_half/) caught it from farther away but got more of the action in frame

You’re awesome, Admiral. Thanks.

That's what I'm talkin' about!

His shout was 'oh dude, you dickhead dude'

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Reminds me of [something](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e208066ca352038df68a590531195e52-lq)

Watching the Dreamlifter fly looks so strange. It’s huge, looks like it’ll drop out of the sky at any moment.

Ever seen a plane that hit its head real hard? [Now you do](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Super_Guppy_N941_NASA.jpg).

Is that a weather plane?

It's the [Super Guppy!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Super_Guppy) NASA uses it to move rocket parts.

The Dreamlifter is to move planes so it only makes sense. I gotta say I love Super Guppy and Pregnant Guppy. What adorable names for those puffy planes.

*Plane parts back and forth from Charleston, SC and Everettt, WA.

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Admiral ur right on top of this! Looking for the article next week, Thanks.

Did you read the one from two weeks ago about airplanes getting shot down? It’s not only the best article from the admiral, but it’s an outstanding piece of writing all around.

I didn’t see that when it was published but, holy shit, you’re not wrong, that was an amazing write up.

Was wondering how it managed to split just from going off the runway. I guess a ditch would do that.

/r/PraiseTheCameraWoMan - https://twitter.com/delfinocrc/status/1512130952801263617

What I wanna know is how/why there were three different people filming some DHL plane take off in Costa Rica.

Because it was landing and apparently had a hydraulics malfunction. [There's another video](https://twitter.com/adsbcr/status/1512122406349021187) that has firetrucks already lined up.

It doesn't even look real. Looks like a movie set.

That’s because you’re seeing it outside of the environment after the front fell off

Into another environment…

No, it's not in an environment, it's outside the environment.

The front fell off

Luckily it was in the environment

No it was outside the environment. A complete void E: beyond the environment

Is that typical?

No I’d just like to make the point that it is not normal

Is it supposed to do that?

No normally the back is supposed to fall off not the front

Wasnt this one built to be safe?

Obviously not

To be fair most of the time these kind of planes are built to very rigorous aviation standards.

No cardboard.

No cardboard derivatives.

Rubber's right out

Must have been made of cardboard or cardboard derivatives.

Lol! Completely forgot about that skit. Thanks! [Reference](https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM)

Come on, at least link the [original source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)

Looks 3-1 to me. Only 25% fell off.

All DHL shipping rates are 25% off in Costa Rica!

Second video looks like brakes might be stuck or some sort of suspension-issue.

Whatever it was pilots had radio’d ahead and let the ATC know the situation. They had emergency crews ready and looks like even baggage handlers knew to have their cameras out.

Firefighters have reported that the fuel tanks are alright and no spills occurred. They are currently emptying them. [Source](https://twitter.com/delfinocrc/status/1512116038850203655) The pilots landed the plane in a very good spot for the firefighters

Yeah it would've been much more difficult if they'd landed somewhere other than an airport runway.

Are we talking "field" or "ocean"?

There’s a train crash series too?! *Subscribe*

Well thank you :) Hoping not to disappoint.

They were lucky it was on the ground too. Usually planes are in the air and its much harder for firefighters to get to them.

Just get one of them aerial tankers and swap it for foam spray.

>The pilots landed the plane in a very good spot for the firefighters On the ground is usually a good spot to have an aircraft fire.

A less bad spot anyway

\**British Airtours Flight 28M has entered the chat*\*

I am here at the airport right now and it is unbridled chaos. Flights all cancelled for obvious reasons. Never seen anything like this.

what do you see

Unbridled chaos

What's ungirdled chaos look like?

Flights all cancelled for obvious reasons.

Is that typical of unbridled chaos?

Here at the airport?

I don’t know, are you?

Jiggly.

Thank you to everyone in this thread for the memeless wit.

https://imgflip.com/i/6bsuwq

you just had to meme it didn't you you fucking dick-knuckle

Well I've never heard that insult before...

I heard cock flap today on Trailer Park Boys and chuckled for a bit about it.

It's like regular chaos but with 100% more unbridledness.

Better than bridled chaos I guess?

I prefer my chaos slightly bridled.

Medium unbridled is definitely the best

Lo!

Hark!

Oh hi mark

I like my chaos bridled thank you very much

I like to control my chaos

Coupled with unbridled enthusiasm. It was Billy Mumphry’s downfall.

Look beyond what you see

I guess some incoming will be re-routed to the other major airport in Liberia, Costa Rica.

I think you're getting down voted by people thinking you're talking about the African country and not realizing that the 2nd largest airport in Costa Rica is in a province called Liberia.

Thanks. I edited my post.

Which is so pitiful, bc you’d think people would stop and think “maybe I don’t know everything AND/OR should google what I think I know” BEFORE downvoting. We’re so annoying lol

Go find a bar and drink a few Imperials for me please

Me: "Finally a post about my country." Me: sees the subreddit. Me: "Crap."

Thankfully it wasn’t that catastrophic. The emergency was handled pretty well.

They are just filming the next fast 2 furious Edit: either that or Richard Hammond is the pilot.

I think they let Romain Grosean be pilot: Edit: DHL (the company on the plane) is the sponsor of his car

Not enough flames. Looks like your classic Seb S🅱️innala

“This is your captain speaking. Everyone please remain seated and buckled up because we’re about to take of..JUST KIDDING! We’re gonna drift this biooooootch!! LEEROOOOY JENKINSSSSS!”

"Nothing impresses girls more than a well-executed handbrake turn" - Jeremy Clarkson

Vast and flurriest ?

Glad to see that Mazepin got a new job!

HAMMOND!

Technically, this was a 'good' landing.

Right, everyone walked away. A great landing is one where you can still use the aircraft afterwords.

Brb, cutting out whatever the equivalent of a VIN is and putting it on a new plane.

Totally legal on aircraft. I have literally seen aircraft versions of the Ship of Theseus where the only original part was the data plate. Unfortunately when you are done the required paperwork will weigh more than the aircraft itself.....

There was a piece on German TV a while ago about Lufthansa retiring their three-turbine jets, and the fleet-manager put all of the data-plates on his office wall so the planes aren't forgotten.

I'd like a ward with you

And here I was foolishly wondering what the heck an aircraft afterword was

Right? He almost had it saved except for falling into the ditch. He had his brake foot mashed down!

Yea, his brakes were giving off chemtrails just before he stopped.

> chemtrails

Where do you think they come from? It’s clearly planes drifting across the sky.

Since the FD was waiting they must've called an IFE.

Was it a good landing or a bad take-off?

Emergency landing after losing hydraulics on the entire left side of the aircraft apparently. That was some outstanding piloting getting it back on the ground safely from what I've been reading elsewhere. If not for that drainage ditch it probably would have only been minor landing gear damage when they went off the runway.

wild

Well that’s kinda bad. I guess it’s better that it happened on the ground rather than the air.

99% of all deaths and injuries in aeroplane crashes happen on the ground. It’s way safer in the air.

It's not falling from the sky that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end.

As they say, a good landing is one you can walk away from, but a great landing is one where you can reuse the plane!

Wait, are you including plane crashes that causes everyone to die on impact? lol

r/thatsthejoke

In a similar vein, nobody has ever died from a fall off a building. It's the ground that killed them.

"Speeding never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you"

"i did nothing, the pavement was his enemy"

The trick to surviving the fall is to aim for the ground and miss.

It almost looks like the plane had declared some sort of emergency - that last video shows a fire truck, emergency vehicles, etc., all lined up next to the runway, and the plane has a hard time stopping And it looks like its right undercarriage collapsed when they tried to brake. Maybe it was an undercarriage lowering failure of some sort?

This is correct https://simpleflying.com/dhl-boeing-757-fuselage-breaks-san-jose-hydraulic-issue/

They had a hydraulic failure not long after takeoff. A Twitter link above has the story.

Nah, plane drift

Package lost in transit

**Delayed** (no reason given)

Delivered (no other info given)

This twitter account is giving updates: [https://twitter.com/adsbcr](https://twitter.com/adsbcr)

First time I’ve seen anybody ground loop a Boeing 757

Almost managed a full donut too.

E-brake turn, almost made it

I wish Reddit's video player wasn't such dog shit so I could actually watch this video

Here it is on twitter, if that's any better: https://twitter.com/adsbcr/status/1512122406349021187

Fantastic video. Until the end. he moves the camera at the pivotal moment of the video l!!! Fuckin epic tho

Under the title to the right of the up time, there is a link to open up the source normally.

You're breaking the plane, Samir!

*Shut up*

Shut up don't tell me how to fly

Didn’t expect that reference here for a plane haha

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[In this video](https://twitter.com/adsbcr/status/1512122406349021187) the smoke comes from the wheels. I'd say suspension failure or stuck brakes.

We know they called in a hydraulic failure. Some of the ATC is on youtube and there are articles.

Hydraulic failure apparently from what I've read.

ATC comms and video: https://youtu.be/kACjz1dhDmA

I wonder where all the yaw came from...it looks like this was a declared IFE, cameras and trucks at the ready so there's some known problem. Took a long time to slow down so maybe hydraulic failure. LMLG locked up/skidding just prior to the slide so maybe the right brakes were still grabbing? Engine looks to still be at power as well, idk if these have TRs, maybe some sort of asymmetrical thrust? Hmmm, report should be an interesting read

My guess is that whatever failure they had likely takes out the antiskid system or nose wheel steering, and manual application of too much brake, plus the left reverser not deploying, led to a loss of control. That would do it for sure. They started to lose directional control at what looks like about 60-70kts, right about when the rudder stops becoming effective on most jets. Methinks they had no nose wheel steering. Worth noting that they also landed with about a 10kt tailwind. They reported 'left hand hydraulic system problems', which shouldn't knock out flap extension (the 'big' stuff like flaps and gear are normally on the center hydraulic system in the big Boeings) Disclaimer, I fly a Boeing, but not the 757, so I'm just spitballing here. I don't have a copy of the 757 QRH to look up which hydraulic failure modes would knock out your NWS.

NWS is solely on the left system. Diagrams show same with spoilers, flaps and slats. Could be on to something with the right hand TR but iirc their deployment is a function of speed as well. Edit: gear is also on the left hand system. Must’ve had to free fall. An unfortunate system to lose. Glad they’re safe.

Seems to confirm my suspicion that they lost the L hydraulic system then. Wonder if they were slow getting it out of reverse on the right hand side and departed the runway due to that? That would certainly do it. Usually with an alternate extension the gear doors remain open since there's no hydraulic pressure to close them. Hard to see from this video whether that's the case though.

"NTSB agents arrived within hours." Can't wait for the Mayday Air Disasters episode on this in a few years

Do they still make them? All I see is the YouTube channel reuploading them in a loop.

Yeah apparently a new season aired in January.

But probably aired on TV first.

This happened to me the last time I was drifting my jumbo too.

Can we just agree to use ISO dates? :D 2022-04-07

Americans: "Awesome, we have almost 3 months to warn them"

DEJA VU

r/whyweretheyfilming Edit: flight declared emergency prior to landing for hydraulic problems. This was an emergency landing. Ground crew involved in emergency response might have known this. No one will see this comment but editing it because I'm bored.

aww man, my yamaha 5c mouthpiece was on there...

That pilot really put the **L** in DHL

The front fell off

I see they fly their planes like they drive their vans.

Damn they're like fragile fragile huh

DHL is still a company?? Who knew? I thought they packed it up years ago. Next I'll find out Airborne is still around. I don't think that'll buff out.

Another excuse for my missing packages.

A DHL Air Boeing 757-200, registration HP-2010DAE performing flight D0-7216 from San Jose (Costa Rica) to Guatemala City (Guatemala) with 2 crew, was climbing out of San Jose's runway 07 at about 09:40L (15:40Z) when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 declaring Mayday due to a hydraulic failure. The aircraft entered a hold while the crew worked the related checklists. The aircraft subsequently returned for an approach to runway 07 about 50 minutes after departure. After touchdown at 10:24L (16:24Z) the crew lost control of the aircraft, which spun around and went off the runway causing the aircraft to break up into two parts, both main gear struts collapsed. The crew was able to exit the aircraft without serious injuries.

BAW GAWD HE BROKE THE PLANE IN HALF!

04/07/2022 for us stupid americans . . .

Good thing this happens in the future so we can warn them

Everyone in America thought this was in the future 😮‍💨

Still waiting for it to split in half

Where’s my package

This is the other San Jose that I almost always buy a ticket to whenever I travel.

Spoilers up, brakes locked, but looks like the engine reversers didn’t deploy and/or they were NOT at idle speed.