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Transportation Safety Board investigating after plane goes off Vancouver runway

None of the 3 crew members aboard were injured, incident could affect other flights
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An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-338 sits on the grass after overrunning the runway, at the Vancouver International Airport Richmond B.C., on Tuesday, Nov.19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

The Transportation Safety Board says it鈥檚 investigating after a Boeing 767 cargo jet went off a runway at Vancouver International Airport.

The airport says the aircraft went off the north runway after landing about 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, but none of the three-person crew was hurt.

The Amazon Prime Air jet remains in the grass off the runway nose down, both engines on each of the mud-splattered wings are touching the ground.

The airport says the north runway will remain closed for about two days, which could affect other flights.

According Flightradar24, a global flight tracking data base, the aircraft left Hamilton just after midnight eastern time and was landing about four hours later when the flight path showed the plane continuing past the end of the north runway for about 500 metres before coming to a stop.

At the time of the landing, Environment Canada鈥檚 weather station at the airport showed light rain and snow falling for about 1 1/2 hours before the plane landed.

The safety board鈥檚 website says runway overruns can damage planes and, in the worst cases, lead to injuries or deaths.

The board says the consequences can be particularly serious when there isn鈥檛 an adequate area around the runway or a suitable system to stop planes.

鈥淭his closure will have an impact on YVR operations and flight schedules, but aircraft continue to arrive and depart on our south runway,鈥 the airport said in an updated statement Tuesday.

鈥淲e encourage passengers to check with their airlines for current flight schedules and status before heading to YVR.鈥





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