Airplane Stuck in Mud Shuts 2 Main Runways
An American Airlines plane preparing for takeoff went off the runway and became stuck in mud at Richmond International Airport, shutting the two main runways and delaying nearly all incoming flights, an airport spokesman said.
American Airlines flight 1239, bound for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, was mired at the juncture of the two main runways about 8:20 a.m., airport spokesman Troy Bell said.
It appeared that the pilot “underestimated his turning radius” and drove off the runway, Bell said. No one on the MD-80 was injured, he said.
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