Michigan plane arrives safely in Washington following runway scare
The Michigan basketball team made it into the air Thursday morning and safely landed in Washington to play in their opening game of the Big Ten conference tournament.
Nothing but (Maize) & Blue skies all the way to #B1GTourney #GoBlue 〽🏀 pic.twitter.com/eJujw6Bqw0
— Michigan Basketball (@umichbball) March 9, 2017
Michigan was forced to leave at 7:30 a.m. ET Thursday morning, after their plane aborted takeoff due to high winds on Wednesday, which saw the aircraft slide off of the runway.
Verizon Center. Here comes the Wolverines #GoBlue 〽🏀 pic.twitter.com/u57ogXCRks
— Michigan Basketball (@umichbball) March 9, 2017
The team landed just before 9:00 a.m. and will play Illinois at 12:00 p.m.
Touchdown 🙌 in nation's capital!
— Michigan Basketball (@umichbball) March 9, 2017
Now let's get to business! #GoBlue 〽🏀 pic.twitter.com/Dd1mrTi6U7
A team manager captured the aftermath of where the plane ended up.
Scariest moment of my life but we're all good. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/3GGd2Rw5no
— Tyler Davis (@tylerjdavis2) March 8, 2017