Frontier Over Run DCA 6-2021

[3WE]

Some improper procedures may have been involved.

A Frontier Airlines flight overshot the runway at Reagan International Airport near Washington, D.C., on Friday night before coming to a stop in a grassy area, according to reports.

Frontier Flight 538 from Denver landed at 10:30 p.m. ET, according to FOX 5 in D.C. No injuries were reported.

A Twitter user who claimed to be a passenger on the flight told WJLA-TV that the "plane Descended really fast, didn’t touch wheels to the runway until halfway down, two jarring sounds/bumps, a swerve into the grass where we dropped and stopped."

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement that the Airbus A320 landed safely before coming to a stop and passengers would be bused to the terminal, according to WJLA.

One passenger tweeted the buses arrived after passengers remained on the plane for about an hour.

"Finally got off #Frontier at DCA so we legit were completely in the grass," Dasha Afanaseva tweeted. "This is the craziest thing!"

The runway was temporarily shut down so crews could assess the situation, FOX 5 reported.

"All passengers and crew were safely deplaned and transported via bus to the terminal at around midnight," MWAA said in an updated statement early Saturday. "The aircraft was then removed from the grass and towed to its gate. All runways have been reopened to air traffic, and there are no other operational impacts to the airport at this time. Please contact Frontier Airlines for further details and information."

[Not_Karl]

AvieHeraldie linky.
Ban ALL runways.

[flyboy2548m]

Winds 200/6, so direct tailwind just 4kts shy of limitation. As someone who has flown in and out of DCA a LOT, I can tell you it's not a place to try to milk a landing, even if landing on Rwy 1 is a lot easier than 19 (you can get stable much sooner). Still, at DCA you get it down and get it stopped, worry about getting a greaser somewhere else. I landed on 22 at ACY last trip (6,100'), and the landing was definitely an "arrival", especially compared to absolute greasers than my previous two landings were respectively at PIT and PHL. Short runways are not where one worries about his/her ego.

[3WE]

To be 3BS for a bit, wouldn’t a “hard” go-around been in order as you floated past the 2000 ft mark?

And to be Evan- I THINK they were fairly unstabilized from a speed standpoint...

I don’t think it’s too hind-sight/arm-chairy to say that they really really should have procedurally hit the coal levers and given the right side folks a good look at DC and a chance to tweet about nearly did dieding in the Uber-dangerous go-around maneuver.

[J]

For inquiring minds, here is the airport diagram and an aerial view. The field is built on fill out in the Potomac River so there is not a lot of extra room before one would be taking a swim.

[elaw]

Ban all rivers!

[3WE]

Ban Washington DC (and some additional nearby places)!!!!!