An American Airlines plane slid off the runway Monday night at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport during a combination of sleet and freezing rain.
Crews at the Texas airport had been working to keep ground conditions safe amid the poor weather, but were up against about two inches of precipitation and freezing temperatures. About half of the flights scheduled for Monday were canceled.
American Airlines Flight 296 departed from San Antonio at 7:14 p.m. local time, according to FlightAware, and landed at Dallas-Fort Worth at 7:54 p.m., a few minutes ahead of schedule.
Photo of plane that ran off runway on landing @dfwairport @DFWscanner at 8:08 pm @wfaachannel8 @NBCDFW @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/UdEmRsn6o8— Braxton Bragg (@Searching4Indy) February 24, 2015
The plane I am on just slipped off the runway while driving to the gate. #firsttimeforeverything— David Dell (@DavidADell) February 24, 2015
Apparently if your @AmericanAir flight slides off the runway @dfwairport it still counts as landing on time. pic.twitter.com/D57wLmLR77— Megan Wallek (@mawthelaw) February 24, 2015
What the flight crew made up in air time was lost in recovery efforts. The airport tweeted that crews were working to deplane passengers as quickly as possible.
One of our friends is on a plane in at DFW Airport that slid off the runway on landing. They are ok but shaken @wfaashelly— Braxton Bragg (@Searching4Indy) February 24, 2015
@mawthelaw Your friend is okay, and crews are working to deplane all passengers as quickly as possible.— DFW Airport (@dfwairport) February 24, 2015
There were no confirmed reports of injuries.