A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 overran the runway at Chicago Midway Airport after landing during wet weather on April 26.
There were no reported injuries among the 139 passengers and five crew members. According to the NTSB, the 737 exited runway 13C at 1:33 p.m. local time. Southwest Flight 1919 was inbound from Denver International Airport.
The weather at the time was “rainy with southerly winds,” the NTSB says. The agency has begun an investigation, and says it will secure the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, and will interview the crew. The closure of the runway caused significant flight delays at the airport.
According to local media reports, the aircraft came to rest in a muddy area to the left of the end of the runway, about 150 feet from a perimeter wall. Passengers were deplaned using mobile stairs and were bused to the terminal.
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