Talk about a bumpy ride. That’s what 118 passengers on board Air Canada Flight 623 experienced early Saturday morning when their plane slid off the runway at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in heavy fog and rain.
According to authorities, no one was injured in the incident, which destroyed the plane’s undercarriage. The Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
Deploys a team of investigators to a landing incident at the Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario https://t.co/nVvX1ugKIn
— TSB of Canada (@TSBCanada) February 25, 2017
A spokesperson for the safety board says the plane will be moved to a hangar at the airport to be examined.
#AC623 slid off the runway after landing, went wheelin', now back on the runway. Passengers deplaning on the runway. #YYZ pic.twitter.com/CKxL2pNVpj
— Cody Vella (@CodyVella) February 25, 2017
Air Canada Airbus A320 (C-FDRP) #AC623 exp runway excursion on landing rwy 15R at Toronto, ON https://t.co/H6yU8I1gUZ pic.twitter.com/nf710hCcau
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) February 25, 2017
Pics: #AC623 from Halifax slides off runway while landing in poor weather overnight @TorontoPearson. No injuries, @TSBCanada investigating. pic.twitter.com/1WuCaSWT7l
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyGlobalTV) February 25, 2017
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