# Incident 19981108044549I: Boeing 7373H4, Amarillo, TX, November 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1998, 21:03 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N627SW) (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 7373H4
- Reported engine: GE CFM563B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981108044549I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LOW VISIBILITY (1/4 SM) ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 4 IN AMARILLO, TX (AMA). THERE WAS A STRONG RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND (160*/186-23).  ON LANDING THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, DAMAGING SOME RUNWAY LIGHTS AND ONE OF THE LEFT MAIN TIRES ON THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N627SW (1)

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

- [Incident 20020212002879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020212002879I), Feb 12, 2002: Boeing 7373H4 (N627SW), Billings, MT. (-23) Southwest airlines N627SW, flight #1374, diverted to Billings, Montana, from the intended flight route from seattle, Washington, to Kansas city,…

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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