We landed just prior to this flight on this snowy January day in 2008. Yeah...it was pretty slick. We took it all the way to the end..pretty slow the last 1000ft and crawled the last 500 ft. Tough to turn off? You bet. These guys,if my memory serves correct, were off on taxiway F which is a ways from the end. F is certainly more convenient when heading towards the terminal but we were not completely stopped by F so we decided to do the slow roll to the end.
Simply put, it seems they decided to turn off at F while going to fast for conditions.

I do believe in the adage "but for the grace of God go I"...but could we honestly say some have more of their fair share than others?

Southwest Airlines flight slides off runway - KHQ Right Now - News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho |

SPOKANE, Wash. - The runway system was temporarily closed at Spokane International Airport Sunday after an inbound flight lost traction and began sliding after a landing.

Around half a dozen flights are impacted by the closure which is expected to last until 4 p.m.

118 passenger were aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 485, which originated in Albuquerque then traveled through Portland before landing in Spokane.
Passengers aboard the 737 say the landing felt normal when they suddenly felt the tires slipping, and plane seemed to spin 90 degrees.
Southwest used three buses to shuttle the plane's passengers and
five crew members to the terminal.
The aircraft will be removed from service for routine inspection to make sure it wasn't damaged and that mechanical failure did not play a role in the incident, King said. Several airport lights were damaged in the incident, Woodard said.

An initial inspection of the plane didn't reveal any immediate damage, but Southwest suspended its operations in Spokane for the rest of the night, King said.

No damage was reported to the aircraft, and no injuries were reported.

An airport spokesman says the last time an incident like this occured was three years ago, when a Horizon flight slid on the runway.
Stay tuned to KHQ.com for more information.

Posted: Jan 27, 2008 3:49 PM Sunday, January 27, 2008 5:49 PM EST Updated: Feb 15, 2008 5:45 PM

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