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Southwest Jet Goes Off Runway

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ORLANDO (CBSMiami) - A runway at Orlando International Airport was closed after a Southwest Airlines jet went off of it.

The plane was being moved for overnight maintenance when it went off the runway and ended up in a grassy area where the nose gear collapsed.

Southwest Airlines officials said there were no passengers onboad the plane at the time of the accident.

The two mechanics who were helping to move the plane were not injured.

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