RUNWAY OVERRUN AT CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SUBJECT OF NTSB BOARD MEETING

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

April 10, 2008

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RUNWAY OVERRUN AT CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SUBJECT OF 
NTSB BOARD MEETING


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	The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a 
public Board meeting on Tuesday, April 15, at 9:30 a.m., in 
its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, 
S.W., Washington, DC. 

There is one item on the agenda:

	On February 18, 2007, a Delta Connection flight 6448, 
an Embraer ERJ-170, operated by Shuttle America, Inc., was 
landing on runway 28 at Cleveland-Hopkins International 
Airport, Cleveland, Ohio, during snow conditions when it 
overran the end of the runway, contacted an instrument 
landing system (ILS) antenna, and struck an airport 
perimeter fence.  The airplane's nose gear collapsed during 
the overrun.  There were 71 passengers and four crewmembers 
on board.  Three passengers received minor injuries.  There 
was substantial damage to the airplane from the impact 
forces. 

	A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be 
available on the Board's website at www.ntsb.gov. Technical 
support details are available under "Board Meetings." To 
report any problems, please call (703) 993-3100 and ask for 
Webcast Technical Support.

	A summary of the final report, which will include 
findings, probable cause and safety recommendations, will 
appear on the web site shortly after the conclusion of the 
meeting. The entire report will appear on the web site 
several weeks later.

	Directions to the Board Room: Front door located on 
Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From 
Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets 
escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take 
escalator down one level. Board Room will be to your left. 
 
 
Media Contact: Keith Holloway  
(202)-314-6100 
hollowk@xxxxxxxx 





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