Birmingham airport aircraft incident: Moment plane drags along the runway after making emergency landing

This is the moment a plane skidded down the runway to make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport yesterday (August 6).

The small aircraft, a Beech B200 Super King Air plane, landed on the runway at approximately 1.40pm.

It was due to travel to Belfast, but was forced to descend without fully extending its landing gear.

At 2.40pm, a spokesperson for Birmingham Airport announced the runway would be temporarily closed, causing five flights to be delayed by at least five hours.

An observer, who wished to remain anonymous, filmed the plane as it made the emergency landing.

He said: “It took off from Birmingham, and as it was flying over Tamworth, it declared an emergency.

“The plane turned around to come back to Birmingham - when it came to land, it went for a go-around [an aborted landing].

“I saw all its landing gears out.”

The person who filmed the footage said the plane then attempted a “long” go-around - which means the plane wasn’t able to land because it hadn’t been given clearance, so it stayed in the air.

“A few aircrafts landed in the meantime,” he said.

“Then about 15 minutes later, the Super King plane came into view.

“I could hear a loud noise which I initially thought was the brakes seizing.

“I realised, after zooming in, the plane was dragging along.”

Three people received medical attention after the emergency landing, but just one person has been treated for minor injuries.

Birmingham Airport said in a statement today: "Birmingham Airport is operating to its normal schedule today however there may be a few delays as we return to normal operations following yesterdays temporary runway closure. All passengers should check with their airline or on the arrivals/departures pages for accurate updates."