Originally Posted by
boeing727
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't this same thing happened at Midway 2 other times? One of those times I know the plane tore through a wall and hit a few cars and a gas station. I thought they installed that stuff (forget what you call it), that looks like cement, but it turns to mush when the plane rolls off the runway and gets stuck in it. It is designed to slow the plane down so it doesn't go through the wall again.
If this is #3, then they really have a problem at Midway when it rains - it's called "short runways."
The one with the gas station nearby was BUR, not MDW. The gas station itself was removed a few years ago, and runway 8 there now has an EMAS installation at the end.
There are quite a few airports around the country that have EMAS installations, and they've worked pretty well at their intended function. The ones at CRW and JFK have snagged aircraft before, including 747s and MD-10s at JFK..
http://www.esco.zodiacaerospace.com/...tallations.php