I saw an Eastern DC-7 do that intentionally to keep from going off the end of the runway. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Travel Pages" <travelpages@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:40 AM Subject: Fedex in the mud @ CLT > > > http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/travel/13413752.htm > 8:29 am | Fed Ex plane run off Charlotte runway A Fed Ex cargo plane > slid off the runway at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport about 7:30 > a.m. today. > > The pilot and co-pilot were the only people aboard, and they are not > injured. > > After the plane slid off the runway, one of the wheels from the landing > gear got stuck in the mud. There was no indication that ice caused the > plane to slide, however. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping