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 Thursday, 9 January, 2003, 17:35 GMT
Plane gets stuck in mud
Plane stuck in mud
No-one was injured in the incident
Investigators are trying to find out what caused a cargo plane to run on to grass at East Midlands Airport shortly after landing.

The DHL A300 Airbus came in to land at the airport shortly before 0330 GMT on Thursday and slipped off the side of a taxiway on to soft ground.

No-one was injured and the airport and Civil Aviation Authority are expected to conduct inquiries into the incident.

Airport spokeswoman Amanda Brooks said no other flights were affected.

"The incident occurred while the aircraft was on the taxiway after it had landed," she said.

It is not thought the accident was due to icy conditions, she said.

The aircraft was undamaged and recovery teams were working to pull the plane off the grass.


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