A man was struck and killed on May 7 by a commercial jet landing on a runaway at an airport in Austin, Texas, authorities said.
The pilot of Southwest Airlines Flight 1392, a Boeing 737 arriving from Dallas, reported seeing a person on Runway 17R at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, shortly after the jet touched down at 8:12 p.m., according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the driver of an airport operations vehicle later found the body on the runway.
Airport spokesman Bryce Dubee said officials are working to confirm that and determine the events leading up to his death.
The Austin American Statesman has reported that the man did not have a security badge and was not authorized to be on the landing strip. It has not been confirmed whether the man was employed in some other role at the airport, the Statesman reported.
The airport said in posts on Twitter that it is working with the Austin Police Department on the investigation and that maintenance crews worked early on May 8 preparing to reopen the runway.
No further information, including the identity of the man who died, was immediately available.
Topics Aviation
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