US plane veers off runway, gets bogged

An American Airlines plane is stuck in mud after it veered off the runway at a Texan airport.

An American Airlines plane

An American Airlines plane is stuck in mud after it veered off the runway at a Texan airport. (AAP)

Authorities say an American Airlines plane veered off of a runway at the San Antonio airport during take off and is stuck in the mud.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said American Airlines Flight 2214 veered off the edge of the runway at San Antonio International Airport on Saturday morning shortly after beginning its takeoff roll.

He said no injuries have been reported on the Boeing 737.

Commercial flights at the airport have been suspended until the aircraft can be removed.

FAA investigators are on their way to the site and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.

The flight was headed to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.


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