NTSB INVESTIGATES JETLINER RUNWAY EXCURSION IN JACKSON HOLE

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Title: NTSB INVESTIGATES JETLINER RUNWAY EXCURSION IN JACKSON HOLE

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

February 27, 2008

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NTSB INVESTIGATES JETLINER RUNWAY EXCURSION IN JACKSON HOLE

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The National Transportation Safety Board sent two
investigators to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to investigate an
incident in which a United Airlines jet veered off the side
of a runway.
 
On February 25, 2008, at 9:16 p.m. MST, an Airbus A-320,
registration N442UA, operated by United Airlines as flight
267, departed the right side of runway 19 during landing at
Jackson Hole Airport.  The captain, first officer, four
flight attendants and 119 passengers evacuated the aircraft
via the emergency slides.   During the evacuation, one of
the inflatable slides did not deploy. No serious injuries
have been reported. 

The airplane departed Denver at 7:44 pm MST with the
intended destination of Jackson Hole.  Visual meteorological
conditions prevailed during the nighttime landing.  The
reported weather at the airport about the time of the
incident was wind calm, visibility of 10 miles, and overcast
clouds at 3200 feet above the ground.

The airplane came to rest on its landing gear at about a 90
degree angle to the runway in snow about three feet deep. 
An initial examination of the aircraft revealed no readily
visible signs of structural damage or evidence of fire.

The captain and first officer have both been interviewed by
Safety Board investigators. The cockpit voice recorder (CVR)
and flight data recorder (FDR) were removed from the
aircraft and sent to the NTSB headquarters in Washington
where they will be read out. 

Investigators are expected to remain on-scene for several
days as they continue their documentation of the incident.

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NTSB Public Affairs: Peter Knudson
(202) 314-6100
peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

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