Sentence examples for crashing short from inspiring English sources

Weather is critical; clouds and heavy winds can mean the difference between reaching the field or crashing short.

Both finished up crashing short of the runway.In both instances, federal investigators have found little evidence of equipment failure before the crash.

When Yankees catcher Thurman Munson died in 1979 in a fire after crashing short of the runway in his then brand-new Citation 501, a power lag was to blame.

The Russian pilot tried to return to Kongolo, in Katanga Province, after developing engine problems, but the plane crashed short of the runway, said Jean-Claude Kapange, the local director of the Interior Ministry's national information agency.

crashed short of the runway, killing two pilots on board, setting nearby houses ablaze and scattering debris for nearly a quarter of a mile before tumbling into a river, the authorities said.

A Learjet attempting to land here this morning slammed through several houses and crashed short of the runway, killing the two pilots on board and scattering debris for nearly a quarter-mile before tumbling into a river, the authorities said.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan . 19(AP) -A twin-engine corporate jet crashed short of a runway at the Little Rock municipal airport today, runway in a storm late Friday, killing all seven people aboard, the authorities said.

He pushed in power too late and crashed short of the runway.

John Shaw, the pilot of a plane that crashed short of the runway at Guernsey Airport, has spoken of being "extremely lucky" to survive.

The Beechcraft crashed short of the runway, killing two on board.

Douglas DC-6A (N6118C) operating Seattle-Shemya crashed short of the runway, killing the six crew.