A photo taken by passenger Hilary Handtmann and posted on Twitter of the light pole underneath the Southwest jet's wing.
A Southwest Airlines jet knocked down a nine-metre light pole yesterday while taxiing to a gate at Denver International Airport in the US.
No one was injured in the accident, which occurred at 9.45am Denver time, said Laura Coale, a spokeswoman for the airport. Southwest Flight 792, which flew to Denver from Los Angeles, carried 89 passengers and five crew, said Brandy King, a spokeswoman for Dallas-based Southwest.
“We are currently working with the National Transportation Safety Board and other relevant agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, to assess the situation and cannot provide additional details at this time,” King said in an e- mailed statement.
A picture taken by a passenger showed the pole on the ground under a Southwest airplane’s wing. The airline declined to discuss any damage to the Boeing 737.
Passengers got off the plane on the tarmac and were bused to the airport’s C concourse, where Southwest’s gates are located, Coale said.
The accident didn’t disrupt flights at the airport, she said in an interview. The light was used to illuminate a part of the airport ramp around the C concourse.
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