AUSTIN, Texas – A Southwest Airlines jetliner hit and killed a person upon landing Thursday night at Austin’s main airport, CBS News reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot of Flight 1392 reported seeing a person on the runway shortly after the Boeing 737 touched down at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Southwest said the pilot tried to avoid the person, whose name wasn’t immediately released. Austin police said the victim was not dressed as an airport worker and didn’t have any identification.
The airport said the victim was an “unauthorized individual.” The plane was carrying 53 passengers and five crew members, but no one on board was hurt, CBS News reported.