Wet-Runway Protocol Eyed In United 737-8 Excursion

United Airlines 737 MAX 8 off the runway at IAH

United Flight 2477 came off the runway at Houston Intercontinental on March 8, 2024.

Credit: NTSB
The captain's incorrect runway-condition assumptions and apparent efforts to comply with an air traffic controller's request to move quickly after touchdown appear to have played roles in a recent United Airlines Boeing 737-8 runway excursion, a preliminary NTSB report released April 4 suggests. No...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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