Milwaukee, WI
Military aircraft blows tire while landing at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport shutting down runway for 3 hours
A military aircraft suffered a blown tire while attempting to land at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport causing a runway to be shut down for nearly three hours.
Nobody was injured in the incident, which took place Friday at about 5:25 p.m. while a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker owned by the 128th Air Refueling Wing was attempting to land, according to airport spokeswoman Christie Green.
The airport released a statement on the tire failure but deferred comment to the Wisconsin Air National Guard on details of crash. A spokesperson couldn’t be reached Friday night.
The runway reopened at about 8:30 p.m. after maintenance crews cleaned up the debris from the blown tire and provided maintenance to the aircraft, Green said.
The incident caused flight delays, according to local media reports.