Pilot Errors Revealed in Accident That Saw Pence Plane Skid Off Runway
- Then-V.P. candidate Pence’s plane ran off runway in rain
- NTSB releases factual report detailing pilot miscues
The plane carrying Mike Pence sits on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Oct. 2016.
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A several-second delay by pilots activating wing panels critical for stopping contributed to a charter plane carrying then-vice presidential candidate Mike Pence skidding past the end of a New York runway last October.
A factual report from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday stopped short of concluding the incident’s cause while revealing miscues by pilots of the Eastern Air Lines Group Inc. charter plane. The plane also flew thousands of feet beyond the optimal touchdown area at LaGuardia Airport, the NTSB said previously.