Plane passengers were left terrified after an airliner's tires burst moments after it landed.
Latam Flight 2482 was landing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia around 7.30pm on Tuesday when the tires underneath the wings both blew.
Passengers said they heard a 'pop' sound as the wheels touched the tarmac and they worried the aircraft wouldn't be able to stop, WSVN reported.
'We were going fast,' passenger Liza Karseno said. 'The plane wasn’t stopping.'
'We landed in Atlanta so hard that the entire aircraft was shaking,' Dae Bogan wrote on X.
Photos from the tarmac showed the rubber of the tires completely ripped to shreds on both sides of the aircraft, which flew in from Lima, Peru.
A Reddit user, who was nearby, said he heard a couple of 'loud bangs' and 'saw a lot of smoke' when the plane landed on the runway.
'One of the airport ops guys told us that the plane landed so hard that all the tires blew out,' he said.
Latam Flight 2482 was landing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport around 7.30pm on Tuesday when the tires underneath the wings both blew
Passengers were escorted off the plane via stairs onto the tarmac where they were loaded on to buses back to the terminal
The landing was so hard that the bathroom door broke off its hinges, photos taken by passengers showed.
It is unclear what caused the tires to malfunction. The Daily Mail has contacted Latam Airlines and the airport for comment.
Passengers exited the plane onto the tarmac and were bused back to the terminal.
Bogan said some passengers had to wait for an hour to get on a bus after waiting hours on the plane to deboard.
Meanwhile, families waited inside the airport for their loved ones, including Brandon and Barbie Williams, whose 15-year-old son was flying alone.
'[An airline employee] didn’t say it was the plane he was on. She just said an accident happened, and now, you know, they’re getting him out,' Barbie told WSVN.
'I’ve been without [my son] for two weeks. It’s the first time he’s traveled by himself.'
The landing was so hard it broke the bathroom door off. It is unclear what caused the tires to blow and the FAA is investigating
Photos from the tarmac showed the rubber of the tires completely ripped to shreds on both sides of the aircraft, which flew in from Lima, Peru
'We landed in Atlanta so hard that the entire aircraft was shaking,' Dae Bogan wrote on X
She was relieved her son was uninjured. It is unclear if any passengers suffered injuries during the landing.
Officials said the incident did not impact airport operations.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
