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PLANE OVERSHOOTS RUNWAY AND FUSELAGE CRACKS

23 Dec 2009
An American Airlines plane has overshot the runway on landing in the Jamaican capital Kingston, injuring more than 40 people. Flight AA 331 from Miami, with about 150 people on board, is reported to have broken apart after the incident at Norman Manley International Airport. 44 people have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. American Airlines said the impact had broken off the right engine, the fuselage was cracked and the main landing gear had collapsed.