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US Jetliner Overshoots Runway in Jamaica, Injuries Reported

   VOA News 23 December 2009
   Passengers from American Airlines flight AA331

Photo: AP

   A  passenger  of  American  Airlines flight AA331 from Miami carries a
   baby  inside  a  blanket  as  she  is escorted away from Norman Manley
   International Airport in Kingston Jamaica, 23 Dec 2009

   An  American  Airlines jetliner has overshot the runway at the airport
   in the Jamaican capital Kingston, injuring at least 40 people.
   The  Boeing  737 jet overran the runway at Norman Manley International
   Airport  late Tuesday as it was coming in for a landing during a heavy
   rainstorm.   The  plane  went through a fence at the end of the runway
   and  skidded  over  a roadway before coming to rest on a beach.  There
   were no reports of any fatalities.
   More  than  150  people  were on board the flight, which originated in
   Washington and stopped in Miami before heading to Kingston.
   A  spokesman  for  American  Airlines says part of the plane's landing
   gear collapsed, and one engine on the right side fell off the wing.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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