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On Monday night, a private aircraft veered off the runway at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, leading to a temporary suspension of airport operations for about an hour, officials reported.
The incident involved a Learjet 60, a midsize jet commonly used for business travel, which overran the runway and halted after encountering an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS). This system, composed of collapsible concrete blocks, is designed to safely stop aircraft at the end of runway 24. The event occurred around 6:30 p.m., as confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Port Authority’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting team quickly responded to the scene. Fortunately, all six individuals aboard the jet were unharmed.
Following the incident, airport operations were put on hold until Runway 24 was cleared and reopened at 7:30 p.m., according to a spokesperson for the Port Authority.
At this time, the reason behind the jet’s runway overrun remains under investigation.