RTTue, 05 Jun 2018 08:51 UTC
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Mother Nature's wrath came down on an American Airlines plane after
a hail storm shattered its windshield and damaged its nose cone, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing.American Airlines flight AA1897, which departed from San Antonio just after midnight on Sunday, was only in the air for one hour before the pilots declared an emergency. That emergency was the hail storm wreaking serious damage to the aircraft's windshield and nose cone.
The pilots managed to safely land the plane in El Paso at 2:03am local time. None of the 130 passengers or five crew members were injured, and the plane was able to taxi normally to the gate, the airline said in a statement.
Comment: Some lucky people!
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An airline spokesman said Monday that the plane was awaiting repairs for damage to the nose, windshield panels and a cockpit side window.
Passenger Jesus Esparza told KENS-TV in San Antonio he saw lightning and hail and the plane dropped "like a rollercoaster." He gave a sickness bag to another passenger who had already used one.
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