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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · May 10, 1996

Date: May 10, 1996 · 23:16 local
Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N315SW
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96IA210
Reported as: Boeing 7373H4
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total7,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N315SWRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2012 · Boeing 737-3H4S/N 23337 · Built 1986 Airframe modelBoeing 737-3H4 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: swa 768 was cleared to land on rwy 31L. The f/o was flying a visual approach using the ILS for backup. While over the approach lights on short final, the crew experienced a rain shower of moderate intensity varying to heavy as they crossed the landing threshold. The aircraft drifted left of centerline, touchdown occurring on the left side of the runway. During the landing rollout, the nose gear contacted several runway edge lights, breaking them and causing FOD damage to the #2 engine. The left main gear departed the edge of the paved surface and tracked across the unpaved grass surface adjacent to the runway for approximately 700' before the aircraft could be steered back onto the runway exit and taxi to gate 4C where it was inspected. The incident was reported to swaa dispatch center within the hour and relayed to appropriate agencies as directed by company ops manual.privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: SWA 768 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 31L. THE F/O WAS FLYING A VISUAL APPROACH USING THE ILS FOR BACKUP. WHILE OVER THE APPROACH LIGHTS ON SHORT FINAL, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A RAIN SHOWER OF MODERATE INTENSITY VARYING TO HEAVY AS THEY CROSSED THE LANDING THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE, TOUCHDOWN OCCURRING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED SEVERAL RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS, BREAKING THEM AND CAUSING FOD DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENGINE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE EDGE OF THE PAVED SURFACE AND TRACKED ACROSS THE UNPAVED GRASS SURFACE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 700' BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE STEERED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY EXIT AND TAXI TO GATE 4C WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO SWAA DISPATCH CENTER WITHIN THE HOUR AND RELAYED TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AS DIRECTED BY COMPANY OPS MANUAL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96IA210Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDallas, TXfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control and runway alignment, during the landing roll out. Factors relating to the incident were: darkness, the adverse weather condition, the wet runway, and reduced visibility due to the inadvertent encounter…May 11, 1996 · Minor damage

Other reports on N315SW · 1

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

Incident 19900806043129IForced/Precautionary Landing · Burbank, CAAPU fire warning with APU shut off. Returned. Fire indicating system checked and cleaned.Aug 6, 1990