A FULLY-booked passenger plane came within yards of plunging into the Black Sea when it skidded off an icy runway while trying to land.

The jet's 162 passengers had a lucky escape when the wheels of their Pegasus Airlines flight dug into the freezing mud at Trabzon Airport - leaving it dangling precariously off a coastal cliff.

7 A Pegasus airplane is seen stuck in mud as it skidded off the runway after landing in Trabzon Airport, Turkey Credit: Getty - Contributor

7 Emergency workers survey the scene surround the plane Credit: Getty - Contributor

7 The Pegasus Airlines Boing 737 passenger plane is seen struck in mud on an embankment Credit: Getty - Contributor

7 The Pegasus Airlines flight, with 168 people on board, had taken off from Ankara on its way to the northern province of Trabzon Credit: AFP

Footage from inside the cabin as passenger jet skids off Trabzon Airport in Turkey

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Turkish officials said the cause of the accident was not yet known, and closed the airport overnight to conduct an investigation.

Dramatic photos appear to show smoke billowing from the cabin - but Trabzon Governer Yucel Yavuz said all 162 passengers and crew on board were evacuated safely.

Another snaps shows the plane - which left Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday night - stuck firmly in the mud as a solitary lighthouse illuminates the chilly water.

Aftermath footage shows plane hanging off cliff after skidding off runway at Trabzon Airport, Turkey

7 Dramatic photos appear to show smoke billowing from the cabin

7 Safety inspectors closed Trabzon Airport overnight as a precaution Credit: Twitter

7 The huge jet stopped just short of the water's edge Credit: Twitter

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