Flight records indicate that Singapore Airlines flight SQ228 departed Melbourne Airport at 4:51 p.m. The aircraft initially headed north of the city before making the decision to return to the runway.

Witnesses called into radio station 3AW, reporting the aircraft flying unusually low over Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

“The plane passed just above our house a few minutes ago,” recounted Sam, a caller to 3AW. “It was so low that I could see the wheels down, and I even waved to the passengers as they flew over. I’ve never seen a plane fly that low before—it was quite alarming.”

Video evidence suggests that the aircraft was releasing fuel as it navigated back to the airport.

Footage appears to show the plane dumping fuel as it made its way back to the airport.

“We saw it do a turn really low and I looked it up, it was at 6900 feet dumping fuel and yeah, redirecting back to Melbourne,” Kinglake resident Gordon told 3AW.

The plane landed safely without incident at Melbourne Airport about 5.50pm.

The plane had experienced a technical issue,t according to Singapore Airlines.