Plane Skids Off Runway At LaGuardia (NY) Airport, Crashes Through Fence

[Chef Ramsay]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Port Authority officials said a runway had been plowed shortly before a Delta flight skidded and crashed through a fence as it landed Thursday morning at LaGuardia Airport Thursday morning.

It happened just after 11 a.m. on Runway 13 as Delta Flight 1086 was coming in from Atlanta. The plane was landing at about 100 mph when it skidded out of control.

While it was snowing at the time, two other planes had landed safely in the snow earlier, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported.

Photos and video from the scene showed the MD88 aircraft sitting in the snow with its nose through a fence near the water. Passengers could be seen exiting the plane off the wing and trudging through the snow.

Video and more...http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/03/05/plane-skids-off-runway-at-laguardia-airport/

[okthen]

Again? 

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/04/asia/nepal-plane-skids-off-runway/

[Agestorzrxx]

Over 70% of Accidents/Incidents are caused by Pilot Error this statistic has not changed for more than 50years. Once the Aircraft lands on a Slippery Runway and slides it is virtually uncontrollable . Both of rear Engines would have ingested snow/ice thrown up by both main landing gear wheels making the Thrust Reverses difficult to operate.Antiskid Braking not much use either .Glad to see no fatalities.

[Chef Ramsay]

I can't comprehend having any errors whatsoever when on a plane. I'm so glad there were only 24 non-threatening injuries over the alternative. Considering the weather, it probably would've been smart to just ground the entire fleet.

[Rishblitz]

You hear about accidents with planes every year whether its a goose in the engine or engine failure while in the sky. the good news is most of these don't lead to any fatalities.

[manis]

You hear about accidents with planes every year whether its a goose in the engine or engine failure while in the sky. the good news is most of these don't lead to any fatalities.

Once in a while, planes do "disappear".