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The CRJ-200 that slid off the runway at Green Airport being moved off the accident site.
Journal photo/ Sandor Bodo

Runway conditions did not cause an Air Wisconsin jet to skid off T.F. Green's main runway last week, according to the interim airport director, Peter A. Frazier.

Discussing the incident with the Rhode Island Airport Corporation board last night, Frazier said he understood "the runway was in good operational condition" at the time of the incident. His comments were based on his assesment on the National Transportation Safety Board. (An earlier version of this post indicated they were based on his discussions with the NTSB.)

The jet landed last Sunday, following snowfall.

He declined to disclose details of the incident, citing the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation. But he said the NTSB's findings would probably not place blame on Green Airport. "We feel confident that the conclusions will be favorable," Frazier said.

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