SkyWest Puts Shiney Jet in Cornfield at Central Wisconsin Airport

[FN FAL]

May 31, 12:04 AM EDT
United Express flight overruns runway in central Wisconsin
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) -- A United Express flight overran the runway on a landing at Central Wisconsin Airport Tuesday, according to the airport manager.

The 44 passengers and three crew members were not injured, said manager Tony Yaron.

The CRJ 200 regional jet was coming from Chicago and tried to land at about 4 p.m. on the north-south runway at the two-runway airport.

It came to rest in a grassy area about 200 yards north of the runway.


The flight, United Flight 6979, was operated for United by SkyWest Airlines out of Utah.

Larry, 47, and Bonnie Wells, 51, were on the plane from Phoenix, Arizona to surprise their parents with a visit. Bonnie Wells said she knew something wasn't right.

"It was punching kind of brake, more jerking motion and so we started looking around going, 'What's going on, something is odd,'" she said. "And then (we) look out the windows and it went from pavement to grass."

The passengers clapped when the plane stopped, she said.

"Everyone then got on their phones or were text messaging saying, 'Were out in a cornfield,'" she said. "Everyone was calm and relaxed and thought it was exciting."

An end loader was used to get the bags off the plane. Some passengers waited two hours before receiving their luggage.

The incident's cause was not immediately known, Yaron said.

:nuts:

 

[sleddriver71]

(quote) "It was punching kind of brake, more jerking motion..."

She's trying to say something, words are coming out but they don't make sense.

 

[big_al]

ahh its so refreshing to hear the media. they always go straight for the "experts"

 

[PacoPollo]

SouthWest will hire them...

 

[ReportCanoa]

(quote) "It was punching kind of brake, more jerking motion..."

Maybe she was doing something to her fat azz boyfriend that morning, and she got confused.

 

[Kream926]

how many lawsuits will come out of this


best line......the text messages

 

[Metro752]

FN u dun missed the 4 threads in the reeginals sekshun?

 

[Motive Flow]

(quote) "It was punching kind of brake, more jerking motion..."

She's trying to say something, words are coming out but they don't make sense.

Anti-skid, maybe?

 

[FN FAL]

FN u dun missed the 4 threads in the reeginals sekshun?

Yea, but those guys will be too technical for our speculating. :laugh:

By the way, a United flight landed and collapsed a nose gear or something, I think some people got hurt on that one.

 

[Av8rPHX]

Its been a few years since I have flown into CWA, but if I recall correctly, both runways 8/26 and 17/35 are over 6000' long..