'Going to be all over the social media' | NTSB releases report on incident at Houston airport
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Key Points:
- On March 8, 2024, United flight 2477 from Memphis veered off the runway and ended up in the grass at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport, causing part of the landing gear to collapse and fuel to leak, though no injuries occurred.
- The pilot had requested and was granted permission to land using the full length of the runway but turned toward the taxiway near the runway’s end, resulting in the incident.
- The NTSB released surveillance video and cockpit voice recorder transcripts but emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and no probable cause or contributing factors have yet been determined.
- Weather conditions at the time included mostly cloudy skies with mist and prior rain, which may have affected runway conditions; the pilot reportedly
