Viral video: Boeing 737 narrowly avoids crash after landing as plane tilts, skids in Indonesia

A Batik airplane Boeing 737 narrowly avoided crashing during a rather dangerous landing at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Indonesia.

In a video, which is now going viral on social media, the plane can be seen battling rough weather and strong winds while landing. Although the pilot lands safely, the plane can be seen tilting, and then skidding off the runway before finally coming to a stop.

“Battling relentless heavy rain and fierce winds, the pilot regained control at the last moment, steering the plane to safety on the runway and preventing catastrophe,” a user said on X.

Boeing has been at the centre of a massive controversy over passenger safety issues after an Air India flight, a Boeing plane, crashed withing seconds after taking off in Ahmedabad on June 12.

Air India plane crash

On June 12, a London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a hostel complex of BJ Medical College, Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The tragedy claimed 241 lives out of 242 onboard, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is leading the investigation into the crash and working intensively on analysing data retrieved from the black boxes of AI-171, in their lab in New Delhi, news agency ANI reported.

The bodies of 260 people who died in the plane crash have been handed over to their family members, Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, Rakesh Joshi said on Monday.

He told ANI that 254 victims of the crash were identified through DNA matching, while six were identified through facial recognition.

AI-171 black boxes being probed

According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Crash Protection Module (CPM) from the front black box was safely retrieved, and on June 25, 2025, the memory module was successfully accessed and its data downloaded at the AAIB Lab.

Sources familiar with the process told ANI that an identical black box, referred to as a “golden chassis,” was used to confirm whether data could be accurately recovered from the black boxes. One black box was recovered from the rooftop of a building at the crash site on June 13, and the other from the debris on June 16.

The investigation is being led by AAIB officials and includes technical members from the Indian Air Force, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) from the United States, which is the official investigative agency of the country of the aircraft’s design and manufacture. The Director General of AAIB is heading the probe.

An aviation medicine expert and an Air Traffic Control officer have also been included in the investigation team. Sources confirmed that the NTSB team is currently stationed in Delhi and working closely with Indian authorities at the AAIB Lab. Officials from Boeing and GE are also present in the national capital to assist with the technical process, according to an ANI report.

(With inputs from agencies)