American Airlines passanger jet overshoots runway LIVE VIDEO REPORT

American Airlines flight 331

After a short but turbulent flight, American Airlines flight 331 overshot the Jamaican runway and broke apart.

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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[gdf9227]

planes look like penuses

[Tittu89]

Glad nothing bad happened...

[nannyvill]

very grateful no life lost...let not focus on blame...its simply errors were made...and it doesnt matter if the pilots were from Air Jamaica or American Airlines...it just could have been worst.

[Sylverstone14]

Wow....

My mom flew in that morning and she knew no plane could not fly in that bad weather.

I'm in Jamaica and the rain was very heavy.

[oldsklteg]

i was supposed to be on this flight. got off my flight in chicago that was supposed to connect in miami because snow storms delayed it by over 2hrs

[freddyrl337]

I flew on this flight many times to Jamaica. Kind of scarey