THIS is the terrifying moment pieces of plane ceiling collapse and crash onto screaming passengers as it comes in to land.
The Boeing 737 flight across Iran was forced to make an impromptu landing when the aircraft interior started falling apart mid-air.
Horrifying footage shows the entire plane cabin violently trembling – before large chunks of aircraft casing begin to plummet down onto flyers.
Women can be heard screaming as one man appears to repeatedly call out to Allah in desperation.
Other flyers can be seen gripping their seats in fear or trying to hold back the ripped-off pieces of plane lining.
At one point the person filming is struck and the camera dramatically view tilts to the floor – where one can see a large square of plane casing.
According to local reports, the harrowing mid-air breakdown unfolded at around 5:40pm on Tuesday.
The Sepehran Airlines plane had burst a tyre shortly after take off, reported the outlet SimplyFlying.
The pilot declared a state of emergency – and immediately triggered an emergency landing.
The average Sepehran Airline plane is over three decades old, according to their fleet data, with the oldest still flying at 37 years.
The Boeing 737 had been headed for the western city of Kermanshah when it experienced a “mechanical failure”.
But the precise problem with the plane has not been made public.
Miraculously, nobody was injured in the terrifying incident.
All passengers and crew were evacuated safely, according to authorities.
Mashhad Airport temporarily shut down the runway for examination.
Iran Civil Aviation Organization has launched a probe into the incident.
It comes just weeks after another Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 accident in Mashhad.
The plane, carrying 127 passengers, reportedly veered off the runway before its nose landing gear collapsed.
No injuries were reported.
