An aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines skidded off of the runway at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) on Thursday morning after heavy rainfall in Southern California created a deluge of mud and debris.
From outside the aircraft #burbank @SouthwestAir pic.twitter.com/9jg8fVYr07
— Moe Storch (@MoeStorch) December 6, 2018
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. A flash flood warning has been issued in Los Angeles county effective until at least 10:45 a.m., and the Pacific Coast Highway was closed after large mud flows disrupted traffic.
Per LASD Reserve Officer Tommy Fakehany:
Heavy mud flow at #PCH and Leo Carrillo. All traffic is being turned around and the area is not passable. #malibu #woolseyfire #traffic PC: Tommy Thomas Tommy Fakehany pic.twitter.com/YCj1l6fKPI— Cece Woods (@Cece90265) December 6, 2018
To read more on this story, go to CBS Los Angeles.
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kilbornr
December 6, 2018 at 12:14 pm
Pilot must have been trying to avoid the mud and the cars! 😉
maskedmesothorium
December 6, 2018 at 2:05 pm
“at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) “…. “deluge of mud and debris throughout Malibu”
Malibu? You mean Los Angeles? Malibu refers to a very specific place along the coast on the other side of the Santa Monica Mountains.
NextTrip
December 6, 2018 at 2:09 pm
What kind of faux headline is that?
princeville
December 6, 2018 at 2:33 pm
I’m pretty sure a short, wet runway had a lot more to do with this than a mudslide some 40 miles away!
thepinenuts
December 8, 2018 at 1:45 pm
Flown in and out of here many times. PLANE DID NOT SKID OFF RUNWAY! Headlines make it sound as if plane uncontrollably careened off the runway. Because of weather, runway conditions (very short runway), plane was unable to stop by end of roll out and went onto the protective surface.
JimInOhio
December 11, 2018 at 6:07 am
Per the linked article, the mud was not on the runway but off the runway where you would expect it to be. Another FT headline to challenge National Enquirer?