Passenger jet's nosecone is shattered by a 'DRONE' as it came in to land at Tijuana Airport - with crew so worried by the bang they asked for assistance to land the crippled plane

  • The crew on board the flight requested help in order to land the mauled aircraft
  • It was coming into land at Tijuana airport in Mexico when the incident happened
  • Nobody was injuring during the incident which happened yesterday 

By CHARLOTTE DEAN, ASSOCIATE SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR

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A suspected drone has crashed into a passenger plane in Mexico ripping holes into the front of the craft as it attempted to land in Tijuana.

The crew on board the flight had to request help in order to land the mauled aircraft however nobody was injured during the incident.

They reportedly heard a 'very strong blow' on the plane and then asked for help from the control tower after becoming concerned.  

It was completing its route from Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla Airport in the city of Guadalajara an object smashed into the side of the plane.

A drone has crashed into a passenger plane in Mexico ripping holes into the front of the craft as it attempted to land in Tijuana

A drone has crashed into a passenger plane in Mexico ripping holes into the front of the craft as it attempted to land in Tijuana

In the photos, the nose of the plane can be seen damaged, with a huge dent in its tip and chunks of the nose are missing.

The Aeromexico Boeing 737-800's radome was also affected by the collision, which protects the plane's radar, according to local media.

Sources believe the damage caused to the aircraft were consistent with a collision with a drone although this has yet to be confirmed by the airline or the airport. 

The pilot reportedly told the co-pilot 'we didn't see anything, just a strong hit' after the incident.

Aeromexico confirmed the plane managed to land without problems and told reporters they are waiting to see the accident report before giving more details. 

The crew on board the flight had to request help in order to land the mauled aircraft however nobody was injured during the incident

The crew on board the flight had to request help in order to land the mauled aircraft however nobody was injured during the incident

The Aeromexico Boeing 737-800's radome was also affected by the collision, which protects the plane's radar

The Aeromexico Boeing 737-800's radome was also affected by the collision, which protects the plane's radar

The plane had taken off from Guadalajara at 6.41am and landed in Tijuana at around 7:40am after three hours in the air.

The aircraft will stay grounded and be repaired and the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Although the passengers were all able to leave the plane safely it left people fearing that it could have been a more serious incident.  

Mike B, who appeared angered by the event, took to Twitter to comment on a picture of the aircraft, writing: 'It's only a matter of time before one of these b****y things brings an airliner down.

'There are too many idiots using the b****y things its inevitable something major will happen.'(sic) 

While Steve Freeman, who didn't condone people flying drones near landing spaces, added on he social media site: 'People flying drones near airports and planes need to be whacked with the full force of the law.'

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