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Delta flight skids off LaGuardia runway
cnn.com ^ | March 5, 2015 | Greg Botelho

Posted on 03/05/2015 9:31:21 AM PST by ilovesarah2012

A Delta airplane slid off a runway late Thursday morning at New York's LaGuardia airport, its nose breaking through a fence before skidding to a halt.

Video from CNN affiliate WABC shows people walking off the commercial jetliner and onto snow-covered ground at the airport.

Emergency vehicles could be seen then around the MD-88 aircraft, which Delta said had 125 passengers and five crew members aboard.

The incident didn't cause any known injuries, according to New York's fire department, which indicated that all passengers were off the aircraft about 30 minutes after it landed.

Delta said in a statement that customers used slides to get off the aircraft, then headed to buses that took them to terminals.

"Our priority is ensuring our customers and crew members are safe," the airline said. "Delta will work with all authorities and stakeholders to look into what happened in this incident."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: aviation; dal; lga; nyc
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1 posted on 03/05/2015 9:31:21 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

Global Warming?


2 posted on 03/05/2015 9:38:02 AM PST by matt04
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To: ilovesarah2012

Looks slippery. Good that it didn’t end up in the drink....


3 posted on 03/05/2015 9:40:15 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: ilovesarah2012

It’s not the planes, but the firetrucks you have to worry about.


4 posted on 03/05/2015 9:40:46 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ilovesarah2012

Flew 8000 hours out of Brunswick ME and never figured out how to slide off a runway. Delta should look hard at this Pilot. Obviously went beyond his ability.


5 posted on 03/05/2015 9:40:58 AM PST by mortal19440
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To: ilovesarah2012

“Delta flight 1086 arriving at gate 7, gate 8, gate 9 gate 10....”


6 posted on 03/05/2015 9:41:06 AM PST by mkmensinger
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To: ilovesarah2012

I didnt like flying in a light rain.

Could not imagine taking off in the dead of winter.


7 posted on 03/05/2015 9:45:42 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: ilovesarah2012
Announcer: "A few minor injuries..."

Probably all the injured were either lawyers or had their tort lawyer on speed dial.

:-)

Amazing structural integrity on the MD-88 - plowed into the dirt berm and up it with no visible major deformation of the fuselage!

8 posted on 03/05/2015 9:46:54 AM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: mortal19440

“Flew 8000 hours out of Brunswick ME and never figured out how to slide off a runway. Delta should look hard at this Pilot. Obviously went beyond his ability.”

Braking action by the two aircraft in front of him was reported as “Good” by both crews.

Airliners talking about a wind shift, and a quick temp drop.
Flash freeze?


9 posted on 03/05/2015 9:48:14 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: mortal19440
Considering the plane was equipped with an antiskid system it boils down to:

1) Failure of the anti-skid system.

2) Assymetrical thrust (in either forward or reverse thrust mode) or

3) Pilot error i.e. failure to properly employ the anti-skid system or thrust reversers or improper position of the thrust levers.

Weather is a factor, although all planes made it without incident nationwide, for weeks of winter weather.

10 posted on 03/05/2015 9:54:52 AM PST by pfflier
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Another choice would be to get a good RCR reading and then land on speed at a proper touchdown point.


11 posted on 03/05/2015 10:01:34 AM PST by mortal19440
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“2) Assymetrical thrust (in either forward or reverse thrust mode) or “

That sounds painful.


12 posted on 03/05/2015 10:02:52 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: ilovesarah2012

NEEDS LONGER RUNWAYS.....................


13 posted on 03/05/2015 10:12:52 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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14 posted on 03/05/2015 10:13:54 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: mortal19440

A good HABIT, “land on speed and at the proper touchdown point!”

If not on speed and touchdown will be long, go around. (period)


15 posted on 03/05/2015 10:35:01 AM PST by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: BatGuano; All
Looks like it took down around 100 yeads of fencing as it slid to a stop.
16 posted on 03/05/2015 10:39:38 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Wall to wall coverage. Question. If a plane slid off the runway at Kansas City International airport would it make a sound?


17 posted on 03/05/2015 10:47:36 AM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarca only ones we can gesm or criticism...or do.)
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To: mortal19440
I just looked up and thought you looked familiar:)

I fly in there once in a while for their fly-ins.

They just had an incident at Brunswick when the #7 Blue Angles jet skidded off the end of the runway preparing for take off. It was black ice and they airport was completely at fault.

18 posted on 03/05/2015 10:51:20 AM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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To: mortal19440

Runways are short at lga


19 posted on 03/05/2015 10:52:11 AM PST by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: ilovesarah2012

It was Snowing and they forgot to put the chains on before they landed ?


20 posted on 03/05/2015 11:01:42 AM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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