Saudi MD90 veers off runway in Riyadh

[NickN]

Great story here and a YouTube clip and photos. They took the instruction to exit the runway via the high speed exit a little too seriously and really were at high speed and took a little excursion. Quite extensive damage to the left wing.

A Saudi Arabian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90, registration HZ-APW performing ferry flight SV-9061 from Jeddah to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) with 8 crew on board, had landed on Riyadh's runway 15L and attempted to exit onto high speed turnoff G4 however at too high a speed, so that the airplane skidded, veered off to the right of the runway and came to a stop with the left main gear collapsed and the airplane resting on the left wing. The crew evacuated through the front door slides. No injuries occured, the airplane however received substantial damage to its left wing.

A spokesman for the airport said, that the airplane skidded to the right after landing on runway 15L and went across taxiway G4 before coming to a stop with the nose gear on soft ground and the airplane settling on its left wing.

According to sources within the airline the airplane is considered to be write off due to the damage received, especially due to the wing damage.

Story, video and photos here...... http://avherald.com/h?article=41956963&opt=0