Here's Why Plane Skidded Off Teterboro Airport Runway, Report Says (Update)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — After a jet skidded off the runway at Teterboro Airport on Monday night, the FAA noted that a "brake issue" may have been the cause.

The incident happened around 6:27 p.m. Monday, said a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

According to a preliminary Accident And Incident Notices (AIN) report filed with the FAA, six people were on the Learjet 60 when it tried to land at Teterboro, a small airport in Bergen County.

The jet overran the runway and crashed into the EMAS system, concrete blocks meant to stop errant aircraft.

"Landed on Runway 24 but was unable to stop," the report says. "Veered off the left side of the runway, and overran a portion of the EMAS. Aircraft reported brake issue."

Two crew members and four passengers were on the midsize plane, the report states.

The airport was able to reopen at 7:30 p.m., a Port Authority spokesperson said. There was no damage to the runway.

A Learjet 60 is a mid-size business jet manufactured by Bombardier.

Teterboro Airport is the oldest airport in the New York and New Jersey area, having opened in 1919. It's located 12 miles from New York City.

It's also been said to be the busiest private airport, with 75,000 private departures in 2023.

"Its goal is to remove the non-scheduled, general aviation aircraft from the regional air traffic that would cause major congestion at the Port Authority's commercial airports," the Port Authority notes on its page.

In 2017, a Learjet crashed at the airport, killing two people.