China News Service, Houston, March 8 (Xinhua) -- On the 8th local time, a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 overran the runway when landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. No injuries were reported.
Houston Airport Management said in a statement that United Flight 2477, which took off from Memphis, Tennessee, overran the runway when landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at around 8:00 on the 8th.
Footage after the incident showed the plane leaning on the grass.
A passenger told local media KTRK that after the plane landed, he heard a loud noise and the plane then tilted.
United Airlines said there were 160 passengers and six crew members on the plane involved.
Staff brought in a gangway and all passengers were safely evacuated. No injuries were reported.
United did not say why the plane veered off the runway, and the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.
This is the third United Airlines accident involving a Boeing aircraft in the past week.
On the 7th, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 bound for Osaka, Japan, suffered a tire fall while taking off from San Francisco, USA. The aircraft with 249 people on board made an emergency landing in Los Angeles.
On the 4th, an engine of a United Airlines Boeing 737-900 flying from Texas to Florida erupted in the air, and the plane with 167 passengers on board was forced to return.
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