Pilot lands plane without its wheels Including inside plane video

Pilot lands plane without its wheels Including inside plane video

A small passenger plane has crashed at Belgium’s Charleroi airport, killing five people and closing the airport.

The aircraft, a Cessna, had problems on takeoff and tried to return to Charleroi airport but crashed on the side of the runway, Belgian news agency Belga and Flemish state broadcaster VRT said.

Two adults and three children, reportedly all from the same family, were killed.

There were no immediate indications of what caused the crash, which happened at 10am local time (9am GMT).

Police said the airport, which is a hub for Ryanair and other low-cost carriers, would be closed until 2pm (1pm GMT) and several flights were being diverted.

At least four people have been killed in a plane crash at Charleroi airport in Belgium, reports say.

The small Cessna aircraft suffered difficulties on take-off and crashed on the edge of the runway.

Officials said operations had been suspended at the airport, which is a hub for low-cost carriers such as Ryanair.

Local media reported that the airport would be closed until at least 14:30 local time (13:30 GMT).

At least two flights have been diverted so far to Liege.

The occupants of the plane were said to be from Uccle in Belgium.

The number has not been confirmed, with some reports saying five people died.

Some of those on board were children, and there are reports that all those killed came from the same family.

Flying conditions at the time were reported to be poor, with freezing fog causing difficulties.