A Delta
Air Lines jet skidded on landing at LaGuardia Airport during a winter storm on
Thursday, then crashed through a fence before coming to a stop feet from
the icy water, officials said on Thursday. There were
127 passengers and five crew members aboard Delta Flight 1086, an MD-88
that arrived in New York from Atlanta at about 11:05 a.m. local time. It
traveled thousands of feet down Runway 13, veered to the left and crashed through
the chain-link fence that separates the airport from Flushing Bay. The plane
came to rest on an embankment, nose perilously poised over the frigid
waters as passengers and crew evacuated in the snow.
Officials said there were about two dozen minor injuries
reported, including two passengers who were taken to a hospital for treatment. Patrick
Foye, executive director of the Port Authority, praised the pilot and
crew for acting quickly and keeping the injury toll relatively light. “I
think the pilot did everything he could to slow the plane down,” Foye
told reporters at a news conference. “Those good efforts are reflected by
the fact there were only
minor injuries.” There was no immediate cause for the accident, which will be
investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. Foye said
he would not speculate about what caused the incident, but noted that two
other flights had landed without problem just minutes before the Delta
flight. Those pilots reported “good braking action” on that same runway,
he said.
Officials said there were about two dozen minor injuries
reported, including two passengers who were taken to a hospital for treatment. Patrick
Foye, executive director of the Port Authority, praised the pilot and
crew for acting quickly and keeping the injury toll relatively light. “I
think the pilot did everything he could to slow the plane down,” Foye
told reporters at a news conference. “Those good efforts are reflected by
the fact there were only minor injuries.” There was no immediate cause for
the accident, which will be investigated by the National Transportation
Safety Board. Foye said he would not speculate about what caused the incident,
but noted that two other flights had landed without problem just minutes
before the Delta flight. Those pilots reported “good braking action” on
that same runway, he said.
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