mike honcho
Knuckleheads
GRAPEVINE, Texas -
A Miami Dolphins charter plane preparing to leave Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport clipped the tail of a parked jet while being pushed back for takeoff.See some of the tweets below.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says both American Airlines jets were damaged early Thursday. Lunsford says nobody was hurt and the incident is under investigation.
American spokeswoman Andrea Huguely says the winglet of a Boeing 767 clipped the tail of an empty MD-80. The incident happened in a non-operational area where American provides charter service.
Both jets were taken out of service for inspection. Huguely had no further details on damage.
She says a replacement American jet carrying the Dolphins arrived in Miami around 7:30 a.m. EDT Thursday.
Miami lost to the Cowboys 30-13 in the preseason finale for both teams Wednesday night.
TWEETS FROM PLAYERS:
@JamaalWesterman Our plane hit another plane now we are stuck on the runway. ??
@CarrollCity (Nolan Carroll): Lol Delta trippin they hittin parked planes now we stuck for another hour!
@JaredOdrick98: This is not real life…team plane backed into another plane right before take off. Party at @Anthony_Fasano 's old crib
@CarrollCity: Stuck on a plane.Thats that $*it I don't like!
millertime_6 (Lamar Miller): Still haven't left Dallas yet #upset
brianhartline: So tired and havent even left Dallas yet. Aaaaand the rumor is we backed into another plane... On the runway #awesome! Anyone else awake?
Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/19417757/dolphins-plane-clips-jets-tail-at-dfw-airport#ixzz253eCYobp
