Been listening to KDEN public safety audio feed after hearing the headline on the local news. All passengers were evacuated by stairs, and only one required assistance. No injuries. Sounds like a relatively minor incident.
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WN made a statement on facebook
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT #1905:
Southwest Airlines Flight #1905 from Oakland landed safely at Denver International Airport this afternoon at approximately 5:00 p.m., Mountain Time. While taxiing to the terminal, the nosewheel of the aircraft departed the taxiway. There were 125 Customers and five crew members onboard, all of whom were deplaned and bussed back to the terminal. No injuries have been reported. Weather.com reported blowing, snowy conditions in Denver this evening. We are working with those Customers who were connecting to other cities and reaccommodating them as quickly as possible.
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Southwest Airlines Flight #1905 from Oakland landed safely at Denver International Airport this afternoon at approximately 5:00 p.m., Mountain Time. While taxiing to the terminal, the nosewheel of the aircraft departed the taxiway. There were 125 Customers and five crew members onboard, all of whom were deplaned and bussed back to the terminal. No injuries have been reported. Weather.com reported blowing, snowy conditions in Denver this evening. We are working with those Customers who were connecting to other cities and reaccommodating them as quickly as possible.
I hate it when the nosewheel of my aircraft goes running off on it's own.
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Sounds like the pilot took the turn off the runway too fast and hit a patch of ice. Hasn't WN had other incidents at BUR and MDW where their pilots came in too "hot and fast" and couldn't stop? I fly WN all the time and it seems like their pilots can be a bit more aggressive during taxi than other carriers.
