The Boeing cargo plane stuck in a tree on takeoff and was filmed flying just meters over power lines — with pilots slapped for trying to fly despite knowing the plane was too heavy

A cargo plane that hit a tree at the end of a runway on take-off was 274kg overweight, according to an investigation into the incident.

On February 3, 2022, an Aerosucre Boeing 737-200 with a crew of five took off from Colombia’s Puerto Carreno Airport at a dangerously low altitude. 14 m) tall tree 295 m (967 ft) beyond the end of the runway.

Striking video footage from a doorbell camera installed in a house behind the runway shows the plane flying low above us, missing electrical wires by several feet and causing significant movement in vegetation below.

The crew returned to the airport about 20 minutes after takeoff after the left engine lost power.

A later inspection revealed that the engine had ingested vegetation and vegetation was embedded in parts of the left wing.

Before returning to Bogota airport, the plane climbed to 2,500 feet and the crew restarted the left engine. However, it overheated and smoke billowed out after the plane landed, although no fire could be seen.

As reported in the Aviation Herald, Colombia’s Aeronautica Civil released its findings on the “serious incident” this week, concluding that the plane overshot the runway due to “extreme aircraft weight conditions”, with air tightness compromised by ‘ A warmer than expected temperature – – 33.9 C – indicated another contributing factor.

It was also noted that the first officer claimed the captain failed to get the plane airborne when he requested take-off speed – possibly due to the extra weight.

The report said: “Late rotation [when the pilot pulls the nose of the aircraft up to take off] caused by extreme conditions of aircraft weight and altitude density … did not allow the aircraft to achieve sufficient rate of climb, angle of climb and altitude to clear the obstacles on the runway.

The crew was apparently aware that the plane was overweight — 108,577 pounds against a maximum takeoff weight of 107,950 pounds — and was criticized in the report for believing they could lose weight during the pre-takeoff taxi, “waking “.

Aerosucre’s Boeing 737-200, pictured at Puerto Carreno Airport after crashing into a tree on takeoff

The incident occurred seven years after an Aerosucre plane overshot the Puerto Carreno runway and crashed, killing five and surviving one.

Witnesses captured dramatic footage of the flight overshooting the runway and struggling to gain altitude.

Footage then shows the Boeing 727 plane descending into a field and bursting into flames.