A Southwest Airlines flight skidded off a taxiway and into some grass after landing in Denver on Saturday night, according to multiple passengers via Twitter. None of the 125 passengers aboard Southwest Flight 1905 from Oakland were injured.
Picture from #swa #den bus ride to terminal after runway slide. twitter.com/mrbuddylee/sta…
— Brad (@mrbuddylee) November 11, 2012
My plane off the runway in denver. twitter.com/mrbuddylee/sta…
— Brad (@mrbuddylee) November 11, 2012
Slid off runway in Denver..Think I may miss my next flight in 30 minutes… Wtf… twitter.com/thess0081/stat…
— Tracy (@thess0081) November 11, 2012
Ourplane just slid off runway in Denver&is sitting in a field. Awesome. Was really hoping to stay in Denver tonight. twitter.com/ShaneRue/statu…
— Shane LaRue (@ShaneRue) November 11, 2012
In addition to the seemingly calm nature of the tweeting passengers, sources tell NYCAviation that the incident seems to be minor and no one was injured.
Weather conditions at Denver were deteriorating in Denver at the time of the incident. The hourly weather conditions at the time indicated a 200 ft ceiling in snow and fog.
We will update with more details as they come in.
