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Posted on 05/08/2020 7:12:39 AM PDT by lowbridge
A Southwest Airlines jetliner hit and killed someone as it landed at Austin's main airport Thursday night, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot of Flight 1392 reported seeing a person on the runway shortly after the Boeing 737 touched down at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 8:12 p.m. local time.
The carrier said the pilot maneuvered to try to avoid the person, whose identify wasn't immediately released.
The driver of an airport operations vehicle subsequently reported finding the person on the runway. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said its personnel pronounced the person, an adult, dead at the scene.
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Aviation buff Wei Tao Low ~ Wing low, sweet chariot ~
Todays most painful elimination !
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