Terrifying footage captures a small plane skidding down a landing strip in the French Alps before crashing into the snowy mountain side
- Piper PA-46 crashed into a pile of snow after skidding onto a runway in France
- Aircraft was landing at Courchevel Altiport, which serves a French Alps ski resort
- The plane reportedly had five passengers on-board
This is the moment a plane crashed into a pile of snow after skidding onto a runway in France.
Visitors to the French ski resort of Courchevel watched as the Piper PA-46 aircraft failed to slow down before approaching the mountain of snow at the altiport in the French Alps.
The plane reportedly had five passengers, with four of those on-board suffering from minor injuries following the incident on February 8.
Visitors to the French ski resort of Courchevel watched as the Piper PA-46 aircraft failed to slow down before approaching the mountain of snow at the altiport
The passengers were treated in a medical office nearby, reported online site RT.
Upon seeing the Piper PA-46 crash, onlookers gasped in shock and were heard shouting 'What?' during footage of the incident.
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The video captures the aircraft as it lands, with its tyres squealing against the extremely slippery surface.
The aircraft - which was carrying five passengers - slammed into the snow at the Courchevel Altiport
It is currently unclear how much damage the aircraft sustained.
The Courchevel Altiport serves a ski resort of the same name in the French Alps and has one of the world’s shortest runways – a mini tarmac strip of 525 metres, with an upward gradient of 18.5 degrees.
The History Channel’s Most Extreme Airports show previously ranked it as the seventh most dangerous airport in the world.
