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SPOKANE -- A Southwest Airlines jet slid off a runway while making a snowy landing at Spokane International Airport on Sunday.
The Federal Aviation Administration in Seattle confirmed that flight 485 from Albuquerque to Spokane skidded off the runway during landing. The flight also made stops in Sacramento and Portland.
No one was hurt, and the Southwest Airlines plane was not damaged.
However, a passenger on the plane sent an email to KREM 2 News saying, "one Alaksa Air jet did land behind us and stopped in time to avoid crashing into our plane."
The passenger told KREM 2 News trucks were unable to pull the plane back onto the runway, and that buses will take all passengers back to the terminal.
There's no word on subsequent delays and cancellations of other flights taking off and landing at SIA.



Well THANK GOD the Alaska jet was able to land and stop in time to avoid crashing into them....:rolleyes:
 
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Not good but maybe not as bad as 1st reported...


SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A Southwest Airlines plane with 118 passengers on board skidded off a snow-covered taxiway Sunday afteroon after safely landing at Spokane International Airport, the airline said.

No one was injured.

The pilot of Southwest Flight 485, bound from Portland, Ore., was slowly taxiing to the gate when the front wheels of the plane slid off the taxiway around 1:40 p.m., said Brandy King, a spokeswoman for the Dallas-based carrier.

Heavy snow had been falling on Spokane and the surrounding region since Saturday.

The airport had to shut down operations until crews could move the Boeing 737, which was obstructing a taxiway, King said.

Southwest used three buses to shuttle the plane's passengers and five crew members to the terminal.

The plane will be removed from service for routine inspection to make sure it wasn't damaged and that mechanical failure did not play a role in the incident, King said.
 
tie1on,

Is that the best you can come up with? Seriously, what was that? I guess your next post will have some reference to the lack of clothing worn by the crew or they were in a hurry to get to the bar.....please.
 
Dude said:
tie1on,

Is that the best you can come up with? Seriously, what was that? I guess your next post will have some reference to the lack of clothing worn by the crew or they were in a hurry to get to the bar.....please.
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C'mon man he was joking, dont take it so personally!!! :beer:
 
Dude said:
tie1on,

Is that the best you can come up with? Seriously, what was that? I guess your next post will have some reference to the lack of clothing worn by the crew or they were in a hurry to get to the bar.....please.
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Dude, I am not going to defend tieon, because until we know the facts we should not comment .... BUT I know it is the 1st thing that enters my mind about any SWA incident.

I have been a pax on several SWA flights during a rather, how shall we say, swift taxi's. I sat at LAX one day and watched SWA airplanes taxi by at speeds in excess. All while giving my old flight instuctor (now an SWA captain) crap about their taxi speeds. Even he laughed it off , but would not deny my observations.

Until the few SWA guys that still taxi at excessive speeds slow down we will still continue to jump to conclusions.
 
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shootr said:
Not good but maybe not as bad as 1st reported...


SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A Southwest Airlines plane with 118 passengers on board skidded off a snow-covered taxiway Sunday afteroon after safely landing at Spokane International Airport, the airline said.

No one was injured.

The pilot of Southwest Flight 485, bound from Portland, Ore., was slowly taxiing to the gate when the front wheels of the plane slid off the taxiway around 1:40 p.m., said Brandy King, a spokeswoman for the Dallas-based carrier.

Heavy snow had been falling on Spokane and the surrounding region since Saturday.

The airport had to shut down operations until crews could move the Boeing 737, which was obstructing a taxiway, King said.

Southwest used three buses to shuttle the plane's passengers and five crew members to the terminal.

The plane will be removed from service for routine inspection to make sure it wasn't damaged and that mechanical failure did not play a role in the incident, King said.
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At least they made it off the runway ok. But how does this Spokesperson in Dallas know at what speed the plane was taxiing at. Just my guess, and all of us are guessing by SWA traditional taxi standards, that they were NOT taxiing at a slow speed.

...Funny how one article says that went off the Runway, then another article says they went off the taxiway. Which one is it? I guess the runway makes for a better Breaking News story.
 
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Good thing alaska Airlines didn't crash into them if they went off the taxiway. They might have had to go around if they were landing on the taxiway.
 
ferlo said:
Why does this happen every week?
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It doesn't happen every week. Rather, my guess is you WISH it happened every week.

There are a few other airlines out there who have a reputation for taxiing with all the speed of a glacier, yet they still manage to put one off a taxiway somewhere most every winter. Big airlines=lots of flights (>3600/day for us)=more frequent chance of rolling snakeyes.

So what was your point, again?
 
skiandsurf said:
...Funny how one article says that went off the Runway, then another article says they went off the taxiway. Which one is it? I guess the runway makes for a better Breaking News story.
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Because a taxiway and a runway are one in the same to media and pax--and if it ain't a runway, it's a friggin' TARMAC.
 
C'mon guys, I can't believe this made it in the news. Southwest puts one off in PHX at least once a year and it rarely makes the news. Their spin doctors must be taking a nap. Everyone in aviation knows how the majority of Southwest pilots fly. Heck, of the guys that left my commuter for Southwest one went off the runway twice, one landed on a taxiway, and another blew up three engines.
 
fly it like you stole it...

I thought that is what they teach you in training. I love Southwest and they have been berry, berry good to me as Sammy Sosa would say. I appreciate the rides to Midland. Everyone is first class and very friendly,.....but as a passenger have been side loaded with skidding mains and all with trying to make early turnoffs. Also have seen several races on taxiways to get there first. You do what you gotta do. I can't believe that this doesn't happen more especially in MDW. God bless and safe flying for all. I am glad that there were no injuries and I am assuming that the only ribbing will be from his or her fellow pilots.
 
I'd like to see Tanker Clown come in here and make a remark about installing mud flaps on SWA's new 73s.
 
Well, SWA seems to like to run off runways and Continental, Delta, ASA and everyone else like to have runway incursions. It can happen to anyone. But I will say, SWA does taxi very fast.
 
ferlo said:
You're not implying that a Contractual "1,2,3 rule" isn't in the interest of safety are you??!
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What does it have to do with safety?

Are you implying that SWA pilots/flight attendants come to work intoxicated? If so, please refresh my memory as to which airline is immune to this...
 
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pbruk said:
Maybe they should just pave the entire airport and all the airports where WN flies. That way, there would be no incidents like this.
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Maybe you should get that sausage outa your mouth when you post on boards like these.
 
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On the Spokane news last night, one of the pax was interviewed. Her story was that the aircraft landed hard, and did a 180 on the runway. Since it was a woman, she may have been confused.
 
was the CA over 60?

Cuz' this might be one of the first of an eventual many instances where the slower reaction times and more susceptibility to stress and fatigue make many question why this country decided to screw over the majority of the pilot population by passing age 65 :)

(thought someone else would beat me to saying that)
 

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