Bugger
Plane skids off the runway - ABC South East SA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
An investigation is underway into what caused an aircraft to skid off the runway at the Mount Gambier Airport.
The Regional Express (REX) flight from Adelaide into Mount Gambier became bogged at the southern end of the tarmac, at 8.15am.
None of the 31 passengers and three crew members were injured.
Vanessa Puopolo was flying into Mount Gambier for work and says the incident happened quickly.
"We were just coming in to land and it was going quite quickly and then there was a bit of a jolt and we were in the middle of a paddock," Vanessa said.
She says the crew remained calm, reassuring the passengers that it wasn't an everday occurrence and they were in no danger.
One witness, who's father was on the plane, was shocked as she watched the plan skid onto the grass.
"We were just sitting there like what is going on?
"It spun to the side and then just stopped," she said.
Passengers believe water on the runway, from early morning showers may have been factor.
Regional Express released a statement saying the landing the crew experienced a pull to the left in the final stages of landing and the aircraft came to a halt partially off the left side of the runway.
Passengers were transported from the aircraft to the terminal by ute, while the aircraft was taken away for checks.
Rex says the aircraft was not damaged.
The incident caused delays to the aircraft schedule, with passengers having their flights delayed for several hours