WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video) A transatlantic jet came within just a few feet of terrified drivers as it grazed an airport perimeter fence in Costa Rica.
The Airbus 340 came close so close to the ground that witnesses described seeing the screws on the planes underbelly whilst nearby homes shook from the force.
It had to change its original landing pattern because of problematic winds as it came into Juan Santamaria International Airport on Sunday.
Shocked passengers on board as well as onlookers on the ground recorded the remarkable incident and post the footage online.
The Iberia jet – flight IB6313 – was arriving from the Spanish capital Madrid.
Francisco Portillo, who owns a restaurant near to the airport, said: ‘It was very unusual. The restaurant was packed.
‘People are used to seeing planes land from the spot where we are and they were very surprised at how low it was.’
The pilot initially attempted to land on another runway for planes coming in from the east before switching to a runway normally used by flights coming from the west.
Although it has a good safety record, Juan Santamaria International Airport is known as a challenging place to land.
