An airplane carrying 50 passengers slid off the runway at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport last night after encountering icy conditions.
The Rock Springs Police Department reports that around 9:40 p.m. officers responded to the airport to assist in the slid off.
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport Director Devon Brubaker said there appears to be no damage to the aircraft, which was a CRJ-200. The cause is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
The SkyWest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 (Nreg. 958SW) skidded off the landing runway 27 while turning into a taxiway ending up in snow.
The commercial passenger plane out of Denver was attempting “to land in black ice conditions” at the time, according to a statement from the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office.
“No injuries have been reported” and buses from Sweetwater County School District No. 1 assisted in transporting passengers from the plane to safety.
