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Posted on Sat, Jul. 03, 2004
Plane skids off airport's runway
DEMOCRAT STAFF REPORT
An airplane coming into Tallahassee Regional Airport on Friday skidded off the runway after a possible loss of hydraulic fluid, an airport official said. No one was hurt.
The airplane, owned by SkyWay Aircraft in Clearwater, had come from Charlotte, N.C., said airport operations supervisor Jim Durwin. The plane was carrying three SkyWay employees and three crew members, he said, and intended to pick up another employee before continuing to Clearwater.
The plane touched down on Runway 27, ran off the end of the tarmac and came to rest in some grass about 100 feet away, Durwin said. Hydraulic fluid later was found on the runway, he said.
Durwin said the incident was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, which will investigate.
Airport operations were not affected and no flights were delayed, Durwin said.
A call to SkyWay's Clearwater offices was unanswered Friday. The company focuses on commercial and private aircraft security and in-flight entertainment services, according to its Web site.
