Upon landing, the plane carrying GOP VP candidate Mike Pence skidded off the runway.
BREAKING: Pence campaign plane slides off runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York https://t.co/acC8lhBGki
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 28, 2016
MORE: Mike Pence told reporters there was mud on the front window of the cockpit after plane skidded off runway https://t.co/2n1BMZDrbg pic.twitter.com/SWXo4mNOT4
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 28, 2016
While landing, the pilots had to “slam on the brakes”; passengers said they could smell burning rubber.
Whoa: Pence's Plane Skids Off Runway in NY – Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence had an unnerving experience… https://t.co/pufB69nKza
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 28, 2016
There was damage to the tarmac from the landing but no injuries reported. Pence and others aboard the plane were seen exiting safely.
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Update:
Here’s some video shot by Fox News reporter Dan Gallo.
Video of us leaving the Pence campaign plane several minutes after we slid off the runway at LGA. Pool photog @VaughnHillyard ahead of me. pic.twitter.com/0jUlwTNAoe
— Dan Gallo (@dangallo) October 28, 2016
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