Plane landed with nose in sea after runway skid

AN AIRCRAFT which skidded off a runway in Sligo was only prevented from going into the sea when its front wheels jammed in large boulders.

The Celtic Airways flight from Dublin ended up with its nose in the out-going tide and passengers had to be rescued by fire crews using ladders.

A report into the accident published yesterday warned: “Had there been injuries on board or indeed had the aircraft not been halted by the main wheels contacting the boulders, the outcome would have been far more serious.”