WJZ Eyewitness News At 5 December 23, 2009
kingston runway. drew lfn ton reports from wjz with the harrowing moment leading up to the disaster that officials say could have been much worse. >> reporter: an american airlines jet with more than 150 people on board was landing in heavy rain when it slammed hard into a jamaican runway and kept going. the plane skidded, crashed through a fence and finally stopped a few feet short of the caribbean sea, luggage burst from the overhead bins and passengers screamed. >> i heard this humongous boom. the plane actually disintegrated, broke in half. >> reporter: an american airline spokes...