# Incident 19850428021429I: Boeing 737*, Amarillo, TX, April 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1985, 20:08 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 35.2200° N, 101.7093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2200&lon=-101.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737*
- Reported engine: GE CFM562US
- People aboard: 130
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428021429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED AFTER ENCOUNTERING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN ON ROLLOUT.NOSE GEAR STRUCK ABUTMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA202), Apr 29, 1985: Boeing 737-300 (N300SW), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N300SW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010325008709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010325008709I), Mar 25, 2001: Boeing 7373H4 (N300SW), Baltimore, MD. (-23)Pilot inadvertently taxied off taxiway and sunk into the grass by misidentifying the blue taxi lights at a confusing intersection. Since no damage or…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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