Airplane Skids Off Runway in Chicago Due to Winter Weather
Jan 19, 2019, 3:17 pm
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Airplane Skids Off Runway in Chicago Due to Winter Weather
Plane skids off runway at Chicago O’Hare airport, officials say
According to WGN9 in Chicago:
A United Airlines plane skidded off the runway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport shortly before noon Saturday, Chicago fire officials said.
No injuries were reported. There were 129 people aboard United Airlines flight No. 656 from Phoenix when it landed.
Chicago Fire Department officials said the incident was likely due to weather. It’s been snowing in Chicago since Friday night. Some northwest suburbs reported 8.5 inches of snow Saturday. More than 900 flights have been canceled at Chicago airports as of 12:48 p.m. Saturday.
No injuries were reported. There were 129 people aboard United Airlines flight No. 656 from Phoenix when it landed.
Chicago Fire Department officials said the incident was likely due to weather. It’s been snowing in Chicago since Friday night. Some northwest suburbs reported 8.5 inches of snow Saturday. More than 900 flights have been canceled at Chicago airports as of 12:48 p.m. Saturday.
Jan 19, 2019, 3:35 pm
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Safety taking a back seat to flight completion by trying to run operations too far into a snow storm?
Avg delay at ORD is 6 hours now. They needed to call it a day and cancel before this happened.
Avg delay at ORD is 6 hours now. They needed to call it a day and cancel before this happened.
Jan 19, 2019, 3:57 pm
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Snow had tapered off for the most part when this occurred and was gone by 1PM. Potential for more tonight, and gusting winds is still an issue, but my best guess is currently trying to just get aircraft where they need to be tomorrow morning.
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Jan 19, 2019, 4:44 pm
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Can't answer specifically but 739's approach speed is significantly higher than a 772 so I would imagine significantly higher than the two you asked about as well. It's notorious among pilots for being a difficult aircraft to land.
Jan 19, 2019, 5:08 pm
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