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http://abc13.com/news/plane-skids-off-the-runway-at-iah/655063/
PLANE SKIDS OFF THE RUNWAY AT IAH
The flight from Las Vegas went off the runway early this morning
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HOUSTON (KTRK) --
There were scary moments for passengers on board a United Jet this morning. The plane slid of the runway at Bush Airport.
No one was hurt, and they all got off safely. But it was not how they planned to start their day.
Donna Mason is no stranger to the friendly skies. For 20 years, she worked as a flight attendant for Pan Am airlines. But never before had she had an experience like today's.
"Everybody in unison on the plane, it was just a loud gasp," she said.
The airplane landed at Bush airport shortly before 5:30am. United flight 1545 from Las Vegas to Houston was an uneventful one, say passengers, up until the moment they landed.
"I've had a lot of hard landings," said Mason. "This one I would describe as Captain Kangaroo. We hit that runway and bounced a couple of times and then we skidded off."
In a statement, United airlines says, "There are no injuries and passengers were deplaned using stairs after the aircraft rolled into the grass after landing."
Passengers sat on the plane for about an hour before all 167 of them finally made their way out.
Mason, who is now a student pilot, believes the rainy weather played a factor in their hard landing. She kids that if given the chance, her flight would've turned out differently.
"As a student pilot, I think I probably could've done a better job if that," she said.
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http://abc13.com/news/plane-skids-off-the-runway-at-iah/655063/
PLANE SKIDS OFF THE RUNWAY AT IAH
The flight from Las Vegas went off the runway early this morning
EMBED
Updated 55 mins ago
HOUSTON (KTRK) --
There were scary moments for passengers on board a United Jet this morning. The plane slid of the runway at Bush Airport.
No one was hurt, and they all got off safely. But it was not how they planned to start their day.
Donna Mason is no stranger to the friendly skies. For 20 years, she worked as a flight attendant for Pan Am airlines. But never before had she had an experience like today's.
"Everybody in unison on the plane, it was just a loud gasp," she said.
The airplane landed at Bush airport shortly before 5:30am. United flight 1545 from Las Vegas to Houston was an uneventful one, say passengers, up until the moment they landed.
"I've had a lot of hard landings," said Mason. "This one I would describe as Captain Kangaroo. We hit that runway and bounced a couple of times and then we skidded off."
In a statement, United airlines says, "There are no injuries and passengers were deplaned using stairs after the aircraft rolled into the grass after landing."
Passengers sat on the plane for about an hour before all 167 of them finally made their way out.
Mason, who is now a student pilot, believes the rainy weather played a factor in their hard landing. She kids that if given the chance, her flight would've turned out differently.
"As a student pilot, I think I probably could've done a better job if that," she said.
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