Plane misses runway, crash-lands in Pacific lagoon - and everyone survives

People are evacuated from an Air Niugini plane which crashed in the waters in Weno, Chuuk, Micronesia, September 28, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Blue Flag Construction/via REUTERS

Nick Perry

All passengers and crew have survived after a plane crash-landed on Friday morning in a Pacific lagoon.

The Air Niugini plane hit the water short of the runway while trying to land at Chuuk Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, according to the airline.