A Southwest Airlines flight skits off a taxiway and got stuck after landing at Nashville International Airport, said a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration.
The spokesman said that nose feat of the jet Boeing 737 collapsed.
The Nashville Fire Department said that it transported eight people, but reported only minor injuries, “mostly bumps and bruises.”
Pictures from the scene showed a plane against the ground at an angle, as if the support on one side had collapsed.
“Southwest Airlines 31, a Boeing 737 aircraft, rolled off a taxiway into the grass and got stuck while taxiing to its gate at Nashville International Airport at 5:30 p.m. Central Time. Passengers left the aircraft via stairs and were bussed to the terminal,” said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.
Five crew members and 133 passengers were on board the plane at the time of the incident, according to Southwest Airlines.
The flight had come in from Houston.
