During landing on Wednesday, a UPS 747-8F’s right wing scraped across the runway, sending sparks flying and causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

Released footage of the incident shows the aircraft approaching Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan where the aircraft can be seen teetering violently back and forth as it touches down before striking the ground on the right side. No injuries have been reported, but the aircraft did sustain substantial damage to the nacelle. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

The aircraft, which took off from Hong Kong International Airport, was affected by Typhoon Podul. The tropical storm has been devastating parts of Taiwan and China over the last couple of days with torrential rainfall and large gusts of wind. Pilots of the 747 had att

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