Heavy rain and standing water on the runway caused a chartered Boeing 737 to hydroplane after an unstable approach to Jacksonville, Florida, U.S., and to run off the runway and into the St. Johns River, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
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Watery Landing
The ‘close to … flooded’ condition of the runway was the primary factor in the 737’s overrun, the NTSB says.