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A small jet slid off a runway at Chicago Executive Airport during a snowstorm Thursday in northwest suburban Wheeling.
A business jet with two people aboard went off the end of the runway about 11:20 p.m., according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane was stopped by the runway’s “engineered material arresting system,” which is a graded area designed to stop planes from overrunning the airfield.
There were no injuries, according to Prospect Heights Fire Protection District Chief Drew Smith. Airport staff handled the disabled aircraft, he said. Next Up In News
Published February 5, 2021 •
Updated on February 5, 2021 at 7:27 am
A plane slid off a runway at Chicago Executive Airport in suburban Wheeling during a snowstorm late Thursday night, authorities say.
The small twin engine plane skidded off the runway at around 11:20 p.m., according to Prospect Heights fire officials and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Prospect Heights Fire Chief Mark Oeltgen said two people, the pilot and co-pilot, were on the plane when it skidded or slid and stopped at the end of runway 16. Oeltgen said no one was injured in the incident and it was unclear if the plane was taking off or landing at the time.
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