American Airlines Flight 331 plane crash in Kingston Jamaica

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American Airlines Jetliner missed runway at Jamaican airport

Ninety-one people were taken to a hospital Tuesday evening after an American Airlines plane overshot a runway near Kingston, Jamaica, during bad weather and crashed into a fence, officials said.

None of the injuries were critical, officials said.

Flight 331 from Miami, Florida, was carrying 148 passengers plus six crew members when it landed in Kingston, according to a statement from the airline.

The incident took place around 10:20 p.m., Omar Lawrence, operations coordinator at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.

Tim Smith, an American Airlines spokesman, refuted claims that the Boeing 737 broke into pieces but did say that there was damage to the fuselage, some cracks and the landing gear on one side of the plane collapsed.

"The care of our passengers and crew members is our highest priority and we will offer all the assistance necessary," said Gerard Arpey, the airlines' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz said most of the 91 injured passengers had been released from hospitals. Four passengers may have to stay overnight at the hospital, Vaz said.

"The majority of injuries are broken bones and of course cuts and bruises and badly shaken up," Vaz said.

The flight originated from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C. area before landing in Miami, Florida, and then heading to Jamaica, the airline said.

A Radio Jamaica reporter, Kirk Abraham, said it had been raining in the area and the plane ran into a fence after overshooting the runway

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[PInk77W1]

@lizlena789 AF crashed A320 AF crashed A330 AF crashed A340 AF crashed A380

[soflodoug]

I just flew american from central america to miami and there was a vibration on the floor and a clicking noise of some sort coming from the engine. Also the plane a couple times made like a jittery movement when I heard this noise. I also had an american airline employee tell me they will not fly on these planes. I am now one of those,and after the flight I was told they would put in a work order. Nice!I hear there are a lot of mechanical problems with these planes. They lost another customer!

[militarymaster]

has anyone noticed that out of most airlines american airlines has crashed the most

[lizlena789]

this is totally unrelated, but my nips get so hard when im excitd

[piercingkitty44]

When my man does my backside it hurts for weeks afterward when i take a dook :-(

[xXgiigXx]

I go twice every year to this airport, and Air Jamaica is not the only plane that fly to Kingston, in fact this specific rout is flown often. Not sure if daily but very often, with the same model by the same airline, AA. Lie i stated previously, it is the combination of bad weather , pressure and position the aircraft was on the runway before it touched down on the runway, not runway length. This airport is an International airport and the runway is long enough for 747 s ( Air jams old fleet )

[nannyvill]

why don't you compare the length on the runway to others before you make assumption on the runway...if this runway is so bad as you make it why this is the first such accident happened..737 is much smaller than the airbuses Air J amaica used and this has never happened..stop be-little our infrustructure..i guess you havent gone to the airports in awhile

[nannyvill]

the runways have nothing to do with the accident,several other larger aircrafts landed there that night ok...its simply pilot error...but lets not focus on that ..instead focus on the positive..none died...it would have been devastated for Jamaica and Jamaicans ..with love ones coming home for the holidays..Jamaica have never experience anything like that...