Jet Slides off Runway, Enter Busy Street, Hit Car and Kill One
Joseph Ryan and Amy Boerema
Daily Herald
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Chicago (US):
A Southwest flight trying to land in heavy snow at Midway International Airport Thursday night skidded past the runway, plowed through a fence, hitting two cars and killing a child.
Authorities shut down the airport until at least early Friday morning to investigate the crash and make repairs, diverting hundreds of flights and likely destroying thousands of travel plans.In the stunning wreck, one boy was killed, 10 people were injured in vehicles, and three received minor injures on the plane, said Chicago Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter and other emergency responders.
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Airplane's nose gear breaks off in crash
Jet slides off runway at Midway, killing child
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One of the cars hit by the plane carried a woman, man and three boys ranging from infant to six years old. One of the boys was pronounced dead when he arrived at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Midway, a bustling airport that handles more than 300,000 flights a year, is located smack in the middle of a dense southwest side bungalow neighborhood, with runways just yards from busy streets.
The location has made such accidents a traditional fear, and now a reality.At 7:14 p.m. Southwest Flight 1248 landed on one of Midway’s longest runways after a haul from Baltimore. The jet skidded off the 6,000 foot-plus long runway, smashing into a fence and barrier that separates the west corner of the airport from the intersection of 55th Street and Central Avenue.
The plane smacked one car driving down the street, and pinned another one, authorities say. The eye-popping scene immediately drew fire trucks and police cars as the airplane passengers evacuated through blow-up shoots into the freezing air.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were on scene after the crash, and will head up the official investigation into the cause. The FAA reported that the landing gear did collapse in the accident, but there was no smoke or fire.
Dec 09, 2005
Joseph Ryan and Amy BoeremaDaily Herald
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Chicago (US):
A Southwest flight trying to land in heavy snow at Midway International Airport Thursday night skidded past the runway, plowed through a fence, hitting two cars and killing a child.
Authorities shut down the airport until at least early Friday morning to investigate the crash and make repairs, diverting hundreds of flights and likely destroying thousands of travel plans.In the stunning wreck, one boy was killed, 10 people were injured in vehicles, and three received minor injures on the plane, said Chicago Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter and other emergency responders.
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See Also:
Airplane's nose gear breaks off in crash
Jet slides off runway at Midway, killing child
______________________
One of the cars hit by the plane carried a woman, man and three boys ranging from infant to six years old. One of the boys was pronounced dead when he arrived at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Midway, a bustling airport that handles more than 300,000 flights a year, is located smack in the middle of a dense southwest side bungalow neighborhood, with runways just yards from busy streets.
The location has made such accidents a traditional fear, and now a reality.At 7:14 p.m. Southwest Flight 1248 landed on one of Midway’s longest runways after a haul from Baltimore. The jet skidded off the 6,000 foot-plus long runway, smashing into a fence and barrier that separates the west corner of the airport from the intersection of 55th Street and Central Avenue.
The plane smacked one car driving down the street, and pinned another one, authorities say. The eye-popping scene immediately drew fire trucks and police cars as the airplane passengers evacuated through blow-up shoots into the freezing air.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were on scene after the crash, and will head up the official investigation into the cause. The FAA reported that the landing gear did collapse in the accident, but there was no smoke or fire.
Dec 09, 2005
