A chartered airplane carrying members of the Carolina Panthers skidded off the runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport just moments after it touched down on Friday morning.
The Delta Flight 88860 left Providence, Rhode Island around midnight and landed at the airport in North Carolina around 2:35am, according to WCNC.
During the landing, the front right gear slid off the taxiway and became stuck in the mud.
“The plane, Delta Flight 8860, landed on runway 36R closest to the Billy Graham Parkway around 2:35 a.m., before it went off the taxiway into mud,” the airline told the Associated Press.
Emergency vehicles rushed out onto the runway after the plane slipped off, according to witnesses who spoke to the broadcaster.
Delta Airlines confirmed none of the 188 passengers were injured as a result of the incident.
“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” the…
