leaking fuel. from inside the plane, passengers could see the bay. too close for comfort. >> i looked out the window, the left wing was lying across the fence holding the water back. >> reporter: when did you realize something was wrong? >> as soon as we hit the ground. it was going way too fast to be landing. >> reporter: the harrowing landing began at la guardia with freezing fog and snow. touching down but skidding seconds later. the plane veering left, driving over a snow bank and slamming in to the barrier. just minutes before the terrifying skid, two planes landing, reporting they had no problems braking on a runway that had just been plowed. >> one puzzling element is why the plane veered off the runway when they had quite a bit of runway ahead of them. and that would indicate maybe