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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 2020 |
| Time: | 06:18 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | Spirit Airlines |
| Registration: | N916NK |
| MSN: | 9175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 111 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
| Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spirit Airlines flight NK696, an Airbus A320neo, suffered a low speed taxiway excursion at Baltimore Washington International Airport. The nose gear ran into the grass and the aircraft became stuck. The passengers deplaned via air stairs and were bussed to the terminal.
Sources:
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bwi-incident-plane-off-runway-passengers-being-evaluated
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n916nk#26550b51
Location
Media:
BREAKING: Plane slides off runway at BWI. Passengers evaluated by EMS. No serious injuries reported. https://t.co/GERbVA2NnV pic.twitter.com/c8PRqUr19X
— FOX Baltimore (@FOXBaltimore) December 17, 2020
NEW: A Spirit airplane slides off taxiway into grass at BWI Airport.
— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) December 17, 2020
Officials say there were no reports of injuries: https://t.co/pvQNBJGs24 pic.twitter.com/DT9mdjXmfO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2020 13:28 | harro | Added |
| 17-Dec-2020 13:28 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code, ] |
| 17-Dec-2020 20:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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