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Sun, Jan 04, 2004

MD-80 Off Runway In Pensacola

No Injuries, Airport Closed, Flights Diverted

The good news is that nobody was hurt. The bad news is that someone has a big mess to clean up.

A Delta MD-80 from Atlanta ran off the end of the runway at Pensacola Friday night. The flight carried 140 passengers and five crew members. The aircraft's landing gear sank in the soft dirt at the end of Runway 17. Otherwise, officials on the scene say there was no indication of damage. Still, they admit, getting the aircraft out of the dirt without causing structural damage to the MD-80 is, as the Brits say, a "real poser."

There's only one IFR runway at Pensacola Regional Airport. As recovery teams tried to figure out how to get the aircraft out of the dirt and back onto the runway, officials shut down the airport. Runway 17/35 is the only IFR approach available at the field.

FMI: www.faa.gov

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