This is the dramatic moment a plane skidded off the runway and crashed nose first into the grass while landing at an airport in Indonesia today (February 16)<br /><br />The Lion Air Boing 737 had left Jakarta at 2pm local time and was coming into land at the airport in Pontianak some 500 miles north when it encountered a treacherous downpour.<br /><br />Footage shows how the aircraft suddenly veered to the left before ditching in the wet ground. <br /><br />Terrified passengers had to scramble from the exit and walk along the wing. <br /><br />The wheels of the plane were almost entirely sunken into the sodden ground. <br /><br />Polana Pramesti, Director General of Air Relations at the country's Ministry of Transportation, confirmed the crash. He said: ''It is true, the plane slipped due to heavy rain. There were no fatalities and the entire crew survived.''<br /><br />Flights from the Supadio International Airport were cancelled while workers battled to drag the Boeing away from the runway.
