LOOK: PAF Fokker plane damaged in landing in Albay

Published May 11, 2015 11:19am

(Updated 2:55 p.m.) An aircraft of the Philippine Air Force sustained damage after a "faulty" landing at the Legazpi City airstrip in Albay Monday morning.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines' Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) posted on its Instagram account a photo of the Fokker plane after the landing.

It showed the plane seemingly without its front landing gear. Dents could be seen on the plane's front part.

FAULTY LANDING. A PAF Fokker plane had a faulty landing at the Legazpi City Airstrip around 9:45 a.m. today, May 11, 2015.

A photo posted by Southern Luzon Command, AFP (@solcom.afp) on

May 10, 2015 at 7:19pm PDT

SOLCOM said the plane "had a faulty landing" at around 9:45 a.m.

GMA News correspondent Peewee Bacuño tweeted more photos of the affected PAF plane, with tail number 10669.

3 pilots and 3 crews of phil. air force fokker plane were not hurt - SOLCOM @gmanews @dzbb pic.twitter.com/67dQpdybqh

— peewee bacuño (@PeeweeHero) May 11, 2015

Bacuño said the plane's six passengers included three pilots and three crewmembers.

Another set of photos showed firefighters at the scene of the faulty landing.

A PHL air force fokker plane had a faulty landing at Legazpi City airport, 9:45 am. (SOLCOM) | via @PeeweeHero pic.twitter.com/sGkVjDSFfr

— GMA News (@gmanews) May 11, 2015

Meanwhile, a separate report by dzBB radio quoted Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines deputy director general Rodante Joya as saying the six aboard the plane were safe. — Joel Locsin/RSJ, GMA News

Tags: philippineairforce, fokkerplane