Mechanical problem may be behind U of M team plane’s runway skid
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report on an incident that added a little extra madness to March Madness, when a plane carrying the University of Michigan men's basketball team to the Big Ten tournament in Washington, D.C. slid off the runway March 8.
All 109 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated safely via escape slides after the rejected takeoff and runway excursion at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan. One passenger sustained a minor injury during the evacuation.