A Myanmar pilot safely landed his aircraft on Sunday despite a landing gear failure, earning him plaudits as a hero.

Dramatic footage circulated on social media shows the Myanmar National Airlines plane touching down at Mandalay International Airport on its rear wheels before lowering its nose onto the tarmac.

Due to a lack of front wheels to support it, the plane slid on its nose before coming to a stop.

Passengers said smoke filled the aircraft as it landed but no injuries have been reported.

According to the AFP news agency, 89 people , including seven crew members, were on board the Embraer-190 jet. It had flown about 390 miles north from the Myanmar city of Yangon to Mandalay, a historic city popular with tourists.