What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 19, 1998, at approximately 0750 MST, the flight crew of Continental airlines flight 534 aborted takeoff when the aircraft slid out of control off of runway 17L, at Colorado Springs municipal airport (cos), Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to the captain of the flight, engine throttles were advanced to 38% and the aircraft accelerated normally to approximately 30 knots, when the aircraft slid out of control on the icy runway. The captain stated that she immediately reduced power and the aircraft came to a stop on the right side of the runway, some 300 feet from the departure e ND.the right main landing gear and the nose landing gear slid off of the pavement, however the aircraft sustained no damage. The 5 crew members and 107 passengers were not injured. Icing conditions existed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 19, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 0750 MST, THE FLIGHT CREW OF CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 534 ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID OUT OF CONTROL OFF OF RUNWAY 17L, AT COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (COS), COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE FLIGHT, ENGINE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED TO 38% AND THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY TO APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID OUT OF CONTROL ON THE ICY RUNWAY. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT SHE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SOME 300 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE E ND.THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SLID OFF OF THE PAVEMENT, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THE 5 CREW MEMBERS AND 107 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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