Ten passengers and crew all survived a plane crash and rapidly spreading fire Tuesday on the main runway at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco.
The small privately owned jet was carrying surgical technicians and a registered nurse for the Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute when the landing gear failed just after 7 a.m. They were flying in from the company’s headquarters in Chehalis.
Officials say the Citation line Cessna passenger jet skidded on its belly down the airport’s primary runway, sparking a fire.
The multimillion-dollar plane came to an abrupt stop on the runway and the pilot and surgical team were able to escape ahead of the swiftly moving fire that erupted. No injuries were reported.
Crash investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are conducting an investigation into the crash. (TriCity Herald)
