Ottawa runway mishap prompts investigation
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U.S. transportation security officials arrived in Ottawa on Thursday to help Canadian investigators determine why a plane carrying 36 people skidded off a wet airstrip at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
Three people — two crew members and a passenger — were hurt Wednesday when the Embraer 145, listed as United Airlines Flight 8050, went off the landing strip while trying to land at around 3 p.m. ET.
The aircraft, part of United Airlines United Express service, was transportation 33 passengers from Dallas and Washington and three squad members.
Fire officials said the pilot reported hitting the brakes but was not capable to stop before the plane went off the runway. It came to rest, nose down, just inside the airport's perimeter barrier.
It is not known if the pilot landed too far down the airstrip or hit the brakes belatedly, said firefighter Eric Marshall.
Three people — two crew members and a passenger — were hurt Wednesday when the Embraer 145, listed as United Airlines Flight 8050, went off the landing strip while trying to land at around 3 p.m. ET.
The aircraft, part of United Airlines United Express service, was transportation 33 passengers from Dallas and Washington and three squad members.
Fire officials said the pilot reported hitting the brakes but was not capable to stop before the plane went off the runway. It came to rest, nose down, just inside the airport's perimeter barrier.
It is not known if the pilot landed too far down the airstrip or hit the brakes belatedly, said firefighter Eric Marshall.
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