Parts of the U.S. are being pounded by a monster snow storm... closing schools and forcing thousands of flights to be cancelled on the east coast.<br />And it's against this backdrop that a routine domestic flight turned into a frightening nightmare. <br />Here's our Park Ji-won. <br />Delta flight 10-68 from Atlanta to New York's LaGuardia Airport skidded and veered off the runway... as the plane was trying to land amid a snowstorm... at about 11 a.m. Thursday, local time.<br />The plane went up an embankment and plowed through a fence,... the only thing keeping from hitting the icy waters of Flushing Bay.<br /><br />"The aircraft was carrying 127 passengers and five crew members. Happily there are only minor injuries that have been reported."<br /><br />Everyone on board the domestic flight was safely evacuated... and at least two of the 24 people injured were taken to a local hospital.<br /><br />"It wasn't really that bad, but it was pretty scary and I'm just thankful that we didn't go into the water."<br /><br />The airport was shut down temporarily following the accident.<br />The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board... has begun investigating the cause of the accident.<br />This accident happened,... amid a fierce snow storm that affected New England through northeastern Texas. <br />The monster snowstorm paralyzed the region,... affecting some 94 million,... with more than 45-hundred flights cancelled on Thursday.<br />Schools were closed, as were government offices and transportation services in some states.<br />Park Ji-won, Arirang News.
