Small Plane Crash At Santa Barbara Airport Causes Delays

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A close call at Santa Barbara Airport Sunday as a plane skidded off the runway.
A private charter jet left the runway Sunday afternoon.
That's when the pilot realized he did not have enough speed to lift off.
The plane hit a ridge where the front wheel snapped off.
Then it skidded until coming to a rest six hundred feet past the runway.
The 15 passengers were not injured.
But, shaken from the experience.
The accident could have been worse.
A creek outside the runway had recently been filled in.
Delays are expected to affect flights through Sunday night.
That's when the plane is expected to be cleared from the runway.