Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it skidded off a runway and landed in the grass in Houston, Texas.
No injuries were reported among the 160 passengers and six crew members, United Airlines said in a statement. Video taken after landing showed the plane tilted to one side with one of its wings very close to the ground.
Flight 2477 from Memphis, Tennessee had landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport and was heading toward a terminal gate when the Boeing 737 Max 8 left the pavement, the Houston Airport System said in a statement.
Ladders were brought to the plane and the crew helped all passengers leave safely, United said.
The airline did not immediately say what caused the plane to fly off the runway. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
“All passengers were bussed to the terminal and were assisted by our team with their onward connections and other needs. We are removing luggage from the plane and working to reunite customers with their belongings as soon as possible ” said United.
“We will work with NTSB, FAA and Boeing to figure out what happened.”
Flights in and out of Bush Intercontinental continued without interruption, the airport system said.
Another United jetliner lost a tire while taking off from San Francisco earlier this week, and later landed safely in Los Angeles, with no injuries reported.
