Jet Skids Off Runway in Chicago

Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 11:41 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A HondaJet overran Runway 31 Center at Chicago Midway Airport, skidding into the grass without injury to anyone aboard.
The aircraft narrowly missed an Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) installed years ago after a fatal runway overrun on the same runway.
Strong winds with a tailwind component were present during the landing.

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Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.