Wind gust blamed for plane’s slide off runway during landing
July 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a small plane slid off a runway as it landed at the Burlington airport in southeast Iowa. The accident occurred around 1 p.m. Thursday, with the single-engine plane ending up on a grassy median. Medics examined the two people who were on the plane, but neither was taken to a hospital. Their names weren’t released.
Airport director Mary Beaird told The Hawk Eye the plane “caught a gust of wind and slid off” the runway.