US Airways flight skids off runway

February 27, 1998
Web posted at: 1:01 p.m. EST (1801 GMT)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (CNN) -- A US Airways jet that may have been struck by lightning skidded off the runway while landing at Birmingham International Airport. It blew two tires, causing the nose gear to collapse, the airline and Federal Aviation Administration said. No injuries were reported.

Flight 861 was coming in Thursday evening from Charlotte, North Carolina. Passengers used portable stairs to exit the plane, which remained in mud next to the runway, according to the airline.

US Airways spokesman David Castelveter said the twin-engine Folker-100 jet reported losing hydraulic power before it landed, and may have been struck by lightning.

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