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Southwest plane skids off runway at Nashville airport
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Southwest Flight 31 from Houston to Nashville arrived at 6 p.m. Tuesday and ended up in a grassy area next to the runway.
Photos on the ground at Nashville International Airport showed the plane after it slid off the runway.
(Scroll down to see photos in social media posts.)
Passengers were evacuated by stairs onto the grassy area where the plane ended up.
The FAA released a statement about the incident:
"Southwest Airlines 31, a Boeing 737 aircraft, rolled off a taxiway into the grass and got stuck while taxiing to its gate at Nashville International Airport at 5:30 pm Central Time. Passengers left the aircraft via stairs and were bused to the terminal. The flight just landed from Houston Hobby Airport. The FAA is investigating."
About 28 passengers were slated to continue on to Jacksonville, according to a Southwest representative. A portion of the passengers originating in Houston did continue with Flight 31 to Jacksonville, or were accomodated overnight in a hotel in Nashville.
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