Southwest off the runway at MDW

[DrunkIrishman]

"paging All Monday Morning

 

[DrunkIrishman]

"paging All Monday Morning Quarterbacks, Please Report

 

[DrunkIrishman]

"paging All Monday Morning Quarterbacks, Please Report To The Flightinfo Board

 

[DrunkIrishman]

"paging All Monday Morning Quarterbacks, Please Report To The Flightinfo Board Immediately For More Pilot

 

[AlbieF15]

...CNN reporter on the scene pointed out he is a STUDENT PILOT and ALMOST has his liscense, so we know he'll get only the facts...

 

[flyhomefast]

Didn't they do this in Burbank?

 

[SWA/FO]

Real nice... Very professional (a few of y'all)

 

[P-Dawg_QX]

The ILS 31C requires 4000 feet vis.

Amazingly, RVR is known to change over time.

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

Citgo, BP, Exxon, Come on guys, the suspense is killing me...

post of the year, bar none

 

[JayhawkDude]

Plane Overshoots Runway, Lands On Busy Road

(CBS) CHICAGO CBS 2 has learned a plane has slid off the runway at Midway Airport and onto Central Ave.

Southwest Flight 1248 from Baltimore reportedly overshot the runway and crashed through a metal fence at 55th and Central, ending up in the middle of Central Ave. The plane was reportedly bound for Las Vegas.

The plane has been evacuated.

Ten ambulances have been sent to the scene.

WBBM 780 reports that at least one car was struck and one person had to be extricated.

An aircraft mechanic at Midway told WBBM-AM that the plane's nose gear had collapsed, at least one of the engines was damaged and the jet appeared to have been hit by a vehicle.

Fire officials say 98 people may have been on board this plane. There are no reports of serious injuries on the plane. They are being checked out on CTA warming buses.