[kellyhound]

Chicago O'Hare International Airport is working diligently to recover from the aftermath of a challenging day, as snow, ice, and strong winds disrupted its runway operations. The incident included an American Airlines flight sliding off a runway and into a median, with its right wing tip grazing the snow-covered ground.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson Tony Molinaro confirmed that "the aircraft's right main landing gear collapsed" during the landing. An FAA investigation into the incident is currently underway.

American Airlines spokeswoman Sarah Jantz reported that all 38 passengers and three crew members from American Eagle Flight 4125, originating from Greensboro, North Carolina, were safely deplaned via bus and were in the terminal. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

However, the early-season snowfall, which reached a record 3.4 inches at O'Hare, had a lingering impact on airport operations, resulting in 1,200 canceled flights and nearly 900 delays according to FlightAware.

As of 7:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the airport had made significant progress, with cancellations reduced to 83 and delays down to 67.

Social media users shared videos and images of the incident, illustrating the plane's skid into the median. Passengers can be heard in one video expressing relief once the aircraft came to a stop.

Photos also captured the perspective of passengers as they disembarked from the aircraft.

One passenger, Shaun Steele, described how the plane had made a second landing attempt before the skid occurred, with the first landing attempt being aborted due to adverse conditions. He recounted the moment when they felt something was amiss during the landing, leading to the skid.

FlightAware data corroborated this, indicating that Flight 4125 descended to 625 feet before gaining altitude and circling back for another landing attempt. The extended taxiing time was due to the skid incident, lasting approximately an hour and 15 minutes.

Aviation expert John Cox emphasized that in adverse weather conditions with slippery taxiways, the risk of an aircraft sliding off paved surfaces increases. Pilots exercise caution, especially when they encounter unexpected slick conditions during taxiing.

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[durt]

Same as people driving on the roads, too fast for the conditions

I once watched a 737 do a complete (unintentional) 360 on an icy tarmac! The 'buckets' came out, and they just sat there for about 5 minutes, regaining their composure before they moved on to the gate.

[6BadDogs]

My brother in law was on this flight.

[kelvin92]

Is he the one that said "tokio drift there" at 0:54