22.12.2009 A Boeing 737-823, registered N977AN and operated by American Airlines, sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident on landing at Kingston-Norman Manley International Airport, Jamaica. The 6 crew members and 148 passengers survived the accident. Flight AA331 operated on a scheduled service from Washington via Miami to Kingston. The flight left Miami at 20:52. Initial reports indicate that the plane suffered a runway excursion on landing during a rainstorm. The plane skidded across a road and came to rest on a beach. The plane's fuselage was cracked, its right engine broke off from the impact and the left main landing gear collapsed, according to an airline spokesman.
