B737 Slides off Christchurch Runway
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From Yahoo New Zealand
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A plane has slid off a runway and come to a stop on a section of grass at Christchurch Airport, surprising those on board.
Fairfax reported that the flight from Auckland on March 6 went astray on landing due to heavy rain and northwesterly winds.
Passenger Peter Jacobson, who is also a pilot, told Fairfax that the wind forced the Boeing 737 to land on a shorter runway than usual.
"It felt like a normal touchdown and normal braking, then ... I felt like the plane was trying to turn right, but it was still going straight ahead.
"We ended up on the grass, completely off the runway."
An Air New Zealand spokeswoman told Fairfax that the aircraft “momentarily lost traction” while turning from the runway on to a taxiway to taxi to the gate and “crossed an area of grass for a short time”.
"The aircraft underwent a thorough inspection but required no further engineering attention."
The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the incident.
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