Business jet skids 300 yards off Colorado runway in crosswind incident

A private business jet carrying three people violently ejected from a runway in Colorado on Tuesday after high winds hit the side of the plane during landing, authorities announced.

The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said the plane, with two pilots and a passenger on board, skidded approximately “300 feet off the runway” and sustained significant damage to multiple areas of the plane.

The jet lost directional control at Telluride Regional Airport in western Colorado around 12:15 p.m., the sheriff’s office said in an afternoon statement.

“The pilot told deputies that immediately after the plane’s wheels touched down, a strong, gusty crosswind hit the plane’s profile, knocking it off the runway,” authorities said in a post on Facebook. he said. “The aircraft skidded approximately 300 yards and came to rest on collapsed landing gear off the runway.”

PASSENGERS WERE SURPRISED AND FRUSTRATED AFTER SCREAMS Erupted FROM UNDER THE AIR CANADA TAXI PLANE

The midsize Cessna 750, used primarily for long-range business or corporate travel, suffered serious damage that began with the collapse of the left landing gear during landing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday. The sheriff’s office added that the plane’s nose wheel and one of its wings were also damaged during the slide.

Photos provided by the sheriff’s office show the Cessna resting on snow-covered grass on a paved runway at what appears to be a rural mountain airfield. If one of the wings appears to be touching the ground, this indicates that the landing gear may be damaged or collapsed.

THE REASON FOR THE DEFECTIVE LANDING GEAR OF ALASKA AIRLINES, SENDING PASSENGERS SCREAMING, HAS BEEN REVEALED.

A single runway stretches across a mountainous area at Telluride Regional Airport on July 8, 2014. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

No injuries were reported after the incident, according to officials, and Telluride fire crews responded to examine the passengers and crew.

“All passengers were able to extricate themselves and no injuries were reported,” the sheriff’s office said.

Officials said there was no fire or smoke, but the airport was closed after the accident.

A Cessna on a tarmac in Telluride, Colo., Jan. 13, 2025. (San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office)

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The Cessna is owned by Mach .92 Leasing LLC of Raleigh, North Carolina, according to FAA aircraft records.

Federal agents from the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA will conduct the investigation.