Southwest off the runway at MDW

[Diesel-9]

Tailwind?

 

[1800 RVR]

Having flown into MDW many times in snow and good wx, it is ALWAYS a tricky airport. Very short rwys, very heavy snow is a mix that needs everything to go right. And then sometimes, that doesn't even help. Thank God that no one was hurt. Hang in there, my SWA bretheren.

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[cathaywannabe]

ATA popped that fence's cherry back in the fall of 2003.

All LUV did was get sloppy seconds.

 

[sandman2122]

CNN probably couldn't afford those "expensive" aviation experts so, they got a local "intern" working on his license.......glad noone got hurt.

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

MDW in the winter is not a fun one. I know I have been looking at that fence coming up with full reverse thrust and the anti-skid arguing with the snow......it goes for a pucker factor of at least 7 on the bad days. And that is when everything is going right!

Glad to hear nobody was hurt.

 

[AA717driver]

Yeah, but did they make DOT? Sorry, MDW sucks and these things are inevitible. TC

 

[Andy G]

Er,uh, NO, ATA went through the overrun and took out the glideslope shack but did not go through the fence or into the street.

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

this has the potential of eclipsing the island air thread



































by the end of the night

 

[zonker]

CNN is taking calls from eyewitnesses.

I hope Captain Janks gets through with a "Baba Booey".

 

[HalinTexas]

Er,uh, NO, ATA went through the overrun and took out the glideslope shack but did not go through the fence or into the street.

wrong

 

[AA717driver]

Yeah, I think ATA "got some". TC

 

[filejw]

They are saying 13C.Wind 160/05 not a tailwind.Hopefully they were on speed and in the touchdown zone.

 

[canyonblue737]

The ILS 31C requires 4000 feet vis.

SWA with HUD can do it at 3000 RVR.

 

[rchcfi]

CNN rules!!! Interviewing a second hand 15 year old local girl witness "Who came running to the scene after she saw it on the news." And she got her information from "one of those passenger guys!"

 

[SWA/FO]

Yeah, what great coverage...huh.. I'm in CA and this isn't even news worthy here.. You know not like a high speed chase.

 

[RP 04]

SWA with HUD can do it at 3000 RVR.

Pretty sure you are right, but aren't you guys also required to only use available runway distance, and not gas stations, intersections, etc..

 

[OPECJet]

You oughta hear the drunk woman on CNN now.....

Glad to hear all the pax/crew are OK.

 

[IFlyFL410]

I don't think they will be turning that a/c around in 30 minutes.

 

[Capt. X]

Watching the news now on the story. Crappy weather, I really feel for those guys!

 

[Ty Webb]

At least if it was 13C they could have grabbed a couple of burgers from the White Castle drive thru . . . .Seriously, glad that no one on board was hurt.

When I heard that Airtran was going to be adding more MDW flights this winter, this scenario definitely crossed my mind, as it does any sane person operating a jet into MDW in the thick of winter.