
Vice presidential candidate Mike Pence spoke out about a harrowing landing in New York City Thursday evening, that sent his campaign jet skidding off the runway.

The Indiana governor was landing at New York's LaGuardia airport, after campaigning in Iowa, when heavy rains caused the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 to slide off the runway.

Luckily, collapsing concrete installed at the end of the runway helped slow the plane down before it could hit the busy Grand Central Parkway. Pence and the 47 other passengers on board were uninjured.

In early morning appearances, Gov. Pence called the landing '10 seconds of uncertainty'.

After touching down, Gov. Pence said 'we just immediately felt heavy braking on the runway and the plane fishtailed a bit'.

'You could feel us bouncing off,' he said. 'With mud splattered up on the windows, we figured we were up off the runway, but thank God everyone was fine.'

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Vice presidential candidate Mike Pence's campaign plane slid off the runway at LaGuardia airport in New York last night

The FAA confirmed the jet became bogged down in a special Engineered Material Arresting System, pictured

Pence described the harrowing landing in an early morning appearance on Good Morning America on Friday

Pence's campaign jet is pictured Friday morning, after the rough landing at LaGuardia airport Thursday night

The special collapsing concrete deliberately allows the aircraft's landing gear to penetrate almost like quick sand to slow the jet

The aircraft skidded off the end of the runway after landing and passed through a special collapsible concrete surface, inset right, which is designed to slow down an out-of-control jet by clogging up its wheels before it came to a stop on the grass

Gov Pence expressed this thanks to the first responders who 'literally seemed like they were on the scene at LaGuardia before the aircraft even came to a stop' and the outpouring of concern from across the country.

'I'm just really grateful,' he said.

He said there's a saying in his family that 'the safest place in the world is to be in the center of God's will. And we really feel like we're right where we're supposed to be'.

'It's the greatest honor of my life to run and hopefully to serve as the vice president of the United States after this election. We're just really grateful everyone's OK, as well as our press corp,' he said.

Audio recordings revealed Air Traffic Controllers ordered the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 to stop.

According to the recording, the La Guardia controller can be heard saying: 'Eastern, stop. Stop, Eastern.'

Moments later the same controller can be heard coolly warning a Jet Blue aircraft, which was lining up to land on the same runway, to 'Go Around' before advising the vice-presidential candidate's jet that emergency help was on the way.

The JetBlue flight was above Pelham Bay Park to the north of the airport at about 1,500 feet when he was ordered to go around.

The aircraft had flown in from Orlando, Florida spent almost two hours circling around Staten Island before being allowed to land on LaGuardia's second runway.

The FAA retweeted a photograph posted by CNN's Elizabeth Landers which showed how their Engineered Material Arresting System had managed to stop the speeding jet before it dropped off the end of an embankment onto the nearby freeway

Airport woorkers inspected the damage caused by the jet after it left the end of the runway last night during a rain storm

The side of the Boeing 737-700 was splattered in mud following last night's off-runway excursion in LaGuardia airport

According to a statement this morning from authorities: 'Passengers flying from LaGuardia Airport on Friday are advised to contact their carrier for flight schedule status or cancellations prior to leaving for the aiprort, following the incident in which a plane carrying 48 passengers, including Vice Presidential candidate Governor Mike Pence, traveled through the arrestor bed after landing and stopped in a grassy area adjacent to the runway.

'There were no injuries and all passengers were evacuated without incident.

'One of LaGuardia's two runways reopened soon after the incident to inbound and departing flights.

'The other runway remained closed indefinitely pending removal of the aircraft.'

The Federal Aviation Authority is understood to have launched a full investigation into the cause of last night's incident.

Air crash investigators will inspect the aircraft's flight data recorder and voice cockpit recorder in an effort to determine what happened.

They will also look at weather conditions at the time of the incident and assess whether a malfunction on the aircraft caused it to continue off the end of the runway.

Also, federal investigators will question both pilots on the flight deck for their version of events.

The flight data recorders will show the speed the aircraft approached the runway and whether it was set up properly for landing.

Despite the dramatic scenes, nobody was injured following last night's incident at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York

The governor spoke with his running mate Donald Trump following last night's dramatic landing and confirmed he was safe

There were 48 passengers on their aircraft when it overshot the runway and came to a halt just 300 feet from the freeway

Witnesses say the plane landed so hard that mud splashed up on the plane windshield, and the pilot slammed on his brakes so hard that the passengers could smell burning rubber.

The trail of destruction the plane left in its wake is actually a clever safety feature employed by airports as a final way of slowing down a skidding aircraft.

The travelers aboard were evacuated through the back of the plane and were filmed speaking to emergency crews in the rain on the tarmac.

Pence ‏has since tweeted to let his supporters know he is safe.

'So thankful everyone on our plane is safe,' he wrote. 'Grateful for our first responders & the concern & prayers of so many. Back on the trail tomorrow!'

Pence ‏has since tweeted to let his supporters know he is safe and was going to immediately resume his campaign

The Boeing 737-700 came to a halt on grass approximately 300 feet from the edge of the Grand Central Parkway

Federal authorities will begin the process of investigating exactly what caused the incident before removing the jet

Pence's next campaign event is a rally in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, on Friday.

He had been flying back from a rally at Iowa Central Community College, for a fundraiser this evening at the New York Trump Tower.

That event has since been cancelled and t he governor has headed to his Manhattan hotel.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reached out to his VP while in a motorcade en route to his rally in Geneva, Ohio at the time.

The real estate mogul told DailyMail.com at his Geneva rally: ' I just spoke to our future vice president and he's okay.

'You know he was in a big accident with the plane. The plane skidded off the runway and was pretty close to grave, grave danger.

'But I just spoke to Mike Pence and he's fine. Got out. Everybody's fine, everybody's fine. What a great decision it was to get Mike Pence. What a great guy he is. What a great job he's doing.'

Officials at LaGuardia airport confirmed that Runway 22 will remain 'closed indefinitely' until Governor Pence's jet is removed

The Boeing 737-700 forced its way through the EMAS surface and came to a halt on a grass verge, pictured

Passengers complained of several 'rough' landings before last night's incident which fortunately led to no injuries

FAA flight crash investigators will inspect their aircraft's black boxes to determine the cause of yesterday's incident

Trump's campaign spokesperson Stephanie Grisham added the Donald had called his running mate from the car.

'He reached out to Governor Pence and he is very glad everyone aboard is safe,' she said.

Even Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted out her concern.

'Glad to hear Mike Pence, his staff, Secret Service, and the crew are all safe. -H'

LaGuardia Airport was closed temporarily amidst the heavy rain battering New York.

But the busy airport has now partially reopened, with limited air traffic. However, runway 22 remains closed, the FAA said Thursday night.

The runway was severely damaged when the plane landed heavily on Thursday. The damage sustained to the tarmac is part of an FAA approved safety feature.

Made of lightweight, crushable concrete blocks, it is designed to crumble under the weight of an aircraft to slow down a skidding plane and stop it from over running the end of the runway.

Travelers are still urged to check with their airline for additional information.

Just a few hours before Pence boarded the campaign plane, he had posted a picture of himself throwing around a football at Iowa airport due to a ground hold in New York.

'A ground hold at Laguardia led to some football on the tarmac in Iowa. #GameOn, he wrote.

The Boeing 737, christened Trump Force Two, is operated by private Miami-based charter company Eastern Airlines. Trump's own, larger Boeing 757 is Trump Force One.

Just a few hours before Pence boarded the campaign plane, he had posted a picture of himself throwing around a football at Iowa airport due to a ground hold at La Guardia

Republican presidential candidate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, fourth from right, talks on the tarmac at New York's LaGuardia Airport after his campaign plane slide

Pence, second from right, spoke with his staff and emergency services following the incident

Even Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted out her concern.

Officially, the 737 is Pence's campaign plane, as the running mates often have separate itineraries.

It is typically flown by Captain Jason Frymyer, a 15-year piloting veteran, although it is not clear if he was flying this evening.

Although as recently as last July, the charter plane was an airborne billboard for the latest Star Trek movie.

The eight-year-old charter plane, which has 'Trump', 'Pence,' and the slogan 'make America Great Again' emblazoned on the side, has just 64 seats rather than the standard 137 for a more luxurious ride.

LaGuardia Airport has a history of runway accidents.

As recently as March last year, a Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 skidded off Runway 13 on an icy morning resulting in more than two dozen injuries.