A Boeing 767 cargo aircraft has smashed in a runway in Turkey after its landing gear failed in the plane manufacturer's latest disaster.
The pilot on the flight - operated by US postal service FedEx - realised the landing gear was malfunctioning after taking off from Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport.
Footage shows the plane performing an emergency landing as it smashes into the runway.
The plane's nose can be seen scraping across the ground as it attempts to slow down.
A Boeing 767 cargo aircraft has smashed in a runway in Turkey this morning after its landing gear failed in the plane manufacturer latest disasterTNTHorror video footage also shows sparks and smoke funnelling from underneath the plane.
Emergency services were already waiting at the scene after Turkey's transport ministry dispatched emergency teams following concerns the pilot's landing gear was not working.
As the aircraft came to a halt, firefighting foam was sprayed to prevent any possible fire.
Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Turkey's transportation and infrastructure minister confirmed that the crew safely evacuated and nobody was injured during the incident.
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A statement reads: "IGA Istanbul Airport Rescue and ARFF continues its efforts to move the aircraft to a safe area and open the runway to flight traffic. Flight traffic and operations continue smoothly on all other runways, including the spare runways."
Boeing is already under fire amid safety concerns, suspected quality control issues and the deaths of whistleblowers.
An investigation into the firm was opened by The US Federal Aviation Administration on Monday.
It comes after workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on specific 787 planes.
Boeing is already under fire amid safety concerns, suspected quality control issues and the deaths of whistleblowers
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In January, a hole was left in the side of a Boeing 737 Max after a door plug blew out of a during an Alaska Airlines flight.
It follows two deadly crashes of Max jets in 2018 and 2019 where 346 people were killed in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
While two whistleblowers involved in a dispute with Boeing died just months apart from each other earlier this year.
