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United Airlines Flight Skids Off Runway; NTSB Investigates

1/2/2026

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On March 8, 2024, United Airlines flight 2477 veered off the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
The flight carried about 160 passengers from Memphis.
Cockpit audio captures an exchange between Captain Alireza Johartchi and First Officer Michael Dickson as the aircraft decelerated on a wet runway, leaving the left wing on the ground.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, and the cause remains undetermined.

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On March 8, 2024, United Airlines flight 2477 veered off the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
The flight carried about 160 passengers from Memphis.
Cockpit audio captures an exchange between Captain Alireza Johartchi and First Officer Michael Dickson as the aircraft decelerated on a wet runway, leaving the left wing on the ground.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, and the cause remains undetermined.