Malcolm Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 United Airlines plane rolls off runway in Houston The Associated Press Staff Contact Published March 8, 2024 10:58 a.m. MST Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the grass in Houston Friday morning. No injuries were reported among the 160 passengers and six crew members, United Airlines said in a statement. Video taken after the landing showed the plane tilted to one side with one of its wings very close to the ground. Flight 2477 from Memphis, Tennessee had landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport around 8 a.m. and was rolling toward a terminal gate when the Boeing 737 Max 8 left the pavement, the Houston Airport System said in a statement. Stairs were brought to the plane and the crew helped all passengers safely leave, United said. The airline did not immediately say what caused the plane to veer off the runway. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating. “All passengers have been bused to the terminal and are being assisted by our team with their onward connections and other needs. We are removing luggage from the aircraft and will work to reunite customers with their belongings as quickly as possible," United said. “We will work with the NTSB, FAA and Boeing to understand what happened.” Flights in and out of Bush Intercontinental continued without interruption, the airport system said. Another United jetliner lost a tire while taking off from San Francisco on Thursday, and later landed safely in Los Angeles, with no injuries reported. RELATED IMAGES Passengers are evacuated from a United flight at George Bush International Airport, Friday, March 8, 2024 in Houston. Passengers had to be evacuated from the plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the grass. (KTRK via AP) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 DINGLES ??? Yes Malcolm I had to look it up ..means a small, deep, wooded valley; dell. Apparently the Crew attempted to turn off the runway going too fast, the aircraft skidded and the outboard gear collapsed as the aircraft slid into the dirt. ((( above thoughts by passenger who felt they were going about 30kts when the turn was initiated))) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 WORDS RELATED TO DINGLE scrub thicket basin canyon gorge lowland plain bracken brushwood chaparral coppice copse cover fern gorse grove hedge sedge shrubbery spinney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falken Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I think spinney best describes what happened. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 While it isn't always super-accurate, ADSB data showed them still at 30 knots as they approached the turnoff and 20 knots as they exited the pavement. You may be able to get away with that on dry pavement but not so much when it's wet, which is clearly shown in the pictures from the scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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