(CNN) -- Almost 10 hours after a United Airlines airplane ran off the runway Monday, crews finally removed the wayward plane from its landing site at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, an airport spokeswoman said. Michelle Wilcut said one runway remained closed as workers filled a deep hole in the nearby sod, but airport officials hoped the labor would be completed in time to reopen the runway later Monday night. The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot lost braking and steering control during the landing. The hole in the ground formed when the plane's nose gear burrowed into the sod, Wilcut said.
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NEW: 10 hours after United Flight 497's emergency landing, the runway was still closed
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NEW: The plane's nose gear dug a deep hole in the nearby sod
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No one injured during the emergency landing
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Plane was flying to San Francisco from New Orleans
The flight was carrying 100 passengers and five crew members, according to @placeholder.