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Plane Stuck In Mud Shuts Runways, Delays Flights
WFTV Television ^
| December 23, 2005
| WFTV
Posted on 12/23/2004 3:54:31 PM PST by xjcsa
RICHMOND, Va. -- An American Airlines plane preparing for takeoff went off the runway and became stuck in mud Thursday at Richmond International Airport, shutting the two main runways and delaying nearly all incoming flights, an airport spokesman said.
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It appears the pilot "underestimated his turning radius" and drove off the runway, Bell said. He said weather was not a factor.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: airline; airplane; american; flying; idiot; ria; ric; richmond; runway
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posted on
12/23/2004 3:54:32 PM PST
by
xjcsa
To: xjcsa
It appears the pilot "underestimated his turning radius" and drove off the runwayThat will leave a mark. Ouch....
Taxi is heads-up business, not checklist time....
/john
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posted on
12/23/2004 4:02:07 PM PST
by
JRandomFreeper
(D@mit! I'm just a cook. Don't make me come over there and prove it!)
To: xjcsa
Ah, that Virginia mud! Still making life difficult for Americans 140 years after it bogged down the Union army. Say what you want about technological advances; every so often Mother Nature steps in and lets us know that she's still in charge.
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posted on
12/23/2004 4:08:05 PM PST
by
yooper
(If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there......)
To: xjcsa
Remedial Taxiing for one embarrassed Captain.
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posted on
12/23/2004 4:11:25 PM PST
by
leadpenny
To: yooper
The pilot must have been a Yankee.
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posted on
12/23/2004 4:14:19 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
To: BykrBayb
"It appears the pilot underestimated his turning radius"
Why didn't the back seat driver warn him in time to prevent this from happening?
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posted on
12/23/2004 4:36:25 PM PST
by
TYVets
(God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
To: TYVets
Because I don't fly anymore.
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posted on
12/23/2004 4:37:43 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
To: Calpernia; Velveeta
Ping
Plane stuck in the mud.
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posted on
12/23/2004 6:57:39 PM PST
by
nw_arizona_granny
(Today, please pray for God's miracle, we are not going to make it without him.)
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