The Minnesota Vikings found themselves stuck fast Friday night when their plane slid off a Wisconsin runway.

The team had flown to Appleton International Airport ahead of a game against the Green Bay Packers when the accident occurred at around 5:10pm local time.

The team were left on the place for around three hours, but were eventually helped down, along with other passengers - much to the amusement of some of their fans.

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Cold welcome: The Minnesota Vikings found themselves stuck aboard this plane in icy Appleton International Airport Friday night, after one of the plane's wheels slid off the runway

Trapped: Local authorities were called in to provide a platform truck (pictured) to help people off the plane, but it took some hours

Freed: The Vikings (pictured) had flown in for a game against the Green Bay Packers when their plane's wheel slipped off the runway. They were freed after three hours

Stuck: The team were forced to wait aboard the plane for help to come. No injuries were reported by the official account

'While taxiing after a safe landing, the team plane slid off the runway and became stuck,' an official tweet said about an hour after the incident.

'We are waiting patiently to exit the plane.'

One of the plane's wheels slipped off the runway, Fox 11 reported.

Airport director Abe Weber said that Fox Crossing and Appleton Fire were called out to bring in a platform truck to assist passengers in deplaning, but the arrival took hours.

Iced off: Viking Lineman Jeremiah Sirles tweeted this picture from the plane

Lineman Jeremiah Sirles tweeted a picture of an ice-encrusted plane window and a view of the airport runway.

Meanwhile, quarterback Taylor Heinicke simply tweeted a disgruntled looking emoji.

Relieved that the team were uninjured in the slip, a number of fans cracked wise about the team's recent performance.

'@Vikings our season is one tweet,' joked CMonty.

'Plane started very strong but couldn't finish,' Zach Lehan chipped in.

The team got off to a strong start this season, but have stumbled badly of late - and suffered mishaps off the field, as coach Mike Zimmer nearly lost one of his eyes due to a detached retina.

Wisconsin has been suffering heavy snow showers as part of a states-wide cold front.

Several fans, reassured their team hadn't been hurt, tweeted jokes about the accident - such as this user, who said the Vikings' tweet about being stuck mirrored the team's recent failures