WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A twin-engine Citation jeft skidded off the runway while making a landing at Monmouth Executive Airport Friday night as a dangerous storm was bearing down on the region.
At around 7:38 pm, Wall Township Police and Fire District 2 responded to the scene where a twin-engine Citation jet left the runway while landing.
“It lost control upon entering a grass median and came to rest on its underside off the taxiway,” the Wall Township Police Department said. “Sudden high winds from incoming thunderstorms were a contributing factor.”
Investigators revealed the aircraft was occupied by its pilot and copilot.
“Both self-extricated from the plane and were uninjured. The plane sustained significant damage. Wall Fire District 2, with assistance from Monmouth County Hazmat, was able to isolate the fuel from the aircraft. The scene was secured until morning,” the department reported.
Police continued their investigation on Sunday morning, and the plane was towed from the runaway and the site cleaned up.
It was just one of 100 calls for service police responded to during the three-hour severe thunderstorm.
The airport was closed during the initial investigation and has since reopened.