One of the world's largest planes, the Antonov cargo plane, skidded off the runway suffering serious damage during a botched emergency landing in Russia today. The hulking Soviet-designed plane with 14 crew circled before crash landing, skidding off the runway, causing damage to its front wheel and the left wing. The plane came to rest some more than 900ft off the runway at the city's Tolmachevo airport. Videos highlighted the stricken Antonov, the world's heaviest military plane currently in use, on its approach and emergency landing and pictures show it marooned at the airport. Two minutes after take off 'the aircraft made an emergency landing at Tolmachevo airport, and while landing, the plane rolled out of the runway.

Source: Daily Mail November 13, 2020 15:04 UTC