# Incident 20000229020239I: Boeing 737724, Houston, TX, February 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23707, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23707) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-724 (registry code 13844BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737724
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000229020239I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT IN COMMAND BRIEFED, AND FLEW WAKE AVOIDANCE PROCEDURES BEHIND A B757. HE WAS FOLLOWING TO RWY 26 AT IAH.  ATC'S INPUT INDICATED HE WAS NEVER CLOSER THAN 4.5 NM FROM PRECEDING AIRCRAFT.  HE BRIEFED THE FO THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND BEYOND THE B757'S LANDING POINT.  HE INDICATED IN HIS RESPONCE TO 7100 FEET.  THE PILOT ENTERED REMARK IN MAINTENANCE LOG THAT HE COULD NOT STOP SAFELY OR MAKE THE LAST HIGH SPEED EXIT FROM RWY 26.  THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF RWY 26 THROUGH SOME CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES, SANDBAGS AND CAME TO STOP ON THE CLOSED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY.  A SUPER TUG WAS USE TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GATE.  FAA APM MADE CALA AND CREW AWARE NOT TO CONTINUE 14 CFR 121 OPERATIONS WITH THIS CREW UNTIL 44709 RIDE WAS ADMINISTERED WHICH WAS DONE 03-19-2000.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N23707 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030308008389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308008389I), Mar 8, 2003: Boeing 737724 (N23707), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The first officer was conducting a walk around and noticed evidence of a fire on the right elevator, tab, and APU shroud assembly. The APU was operating…

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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