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APPLETON, Wis. -- Given how tumultuous the Minnesota Vikings' 2016 season has been, perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that their final regular-season road trip came with another twist.
The Vikings' plane skidded off the runway on a snowy night at Appleton International Airport and slid into the grass while taxiing after landing.
Everyone on the plane was fine. But players, coaches and team officials were stuck for several hours before fire officials at the scene used a truck's extension ladder to help the team off the aircraft. The flight usually lasts an hour.
"This is very atypical," Appleton International Airport director Abe Webber said.
The airport did not have portable stairs and boarding bridges could not be used because the plane was 200 yards or so from the terminal, Webber said. Passengers left the aircraft two at a time.
"We wanted to make sure the players were as safe as possible in deplaning," Webber said.
A Vikings source told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the plane landed relatively fine but skidded while taxiing.
"We didn't even slide 10 feet," the source told Anderson.
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APPLETON, Wis. -- Given how tumultuous the Minnesota Vikings' 2016 season has been, perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that their final regular-season road trip came with another twist.
The Vikings' plane skidded off the runway on a snowy night at Appleton International Airport and slid into the grass while taxiing after landing.
Everyone on the plane was fine. But players, coaches and team officials were stuck for several hours before fire officials at the scene used a truck's extension ladder to help the team off the aircraft. The flight usually lasts an hour.
"This is very atypical," Appleton International Airport director Abe Webber said.
The airport did not have portable stairs and boarding bridges could not be used because the plane was 200 yards or so from the terminal, Webber said. Passengers left the aircraft two at a time.
"We wanted to make sure the players were as safe as possible in deplaning," Webber said.
A Vikings source told ESPN's Josina Anderson that the plane landed relatively fine but skidded while taxiing.
"We didn't even slide 10 feet," the source told Anderson.
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Vikes stuck on tarmac for hours after plane slid
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Posted 8 y ago
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Thanks for letting us know TSgt Joe C.. It is ironic that one of the teams from a very cold city were on a plane that skidded off the runway in the snow.
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Hilarious, TSgt Joe C., except the pilot will get some kind of gig for running off the runway. As far as the Vikings and the NFL generally, meh!
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