# Accident 20030525009369A: Boeing 7373H4, Amarillo, TX, May 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2003, 22:05 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 35.2211° N, 101.7100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2211&lon=-101.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343SW-2017-10-27) (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
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03MA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03MA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030525009369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 2066 ENROUTE FROM LAS TO AMA; DURING ROLLOUT AFTER TOUCH DOWN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT THE 3,000 FOOT MARK AS THE RESULT OF MICROBURST, PROCEEDED PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR ON THE SOD, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER STRIKING CEMENT BLOCK FOR RUNWAY LIGHT MOUNT AT THE 3500 FOOT MARK. RIGHT MAIN GEAR ALSO MOVED TO SOD, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ANOTHER 200 FEET THEN MOVED BACK TO RUNWAY COMING TO REST 4500 FEET FROM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4 AND 38 FOOT FROM CENTERLINE. PASSENGERS (63) AND CREW (5) DEPARTED AIRCRAFT VIA AIR STAIRS. SLIDES NOT DEPLOYED. NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 FTW03MA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03MA160), May 25, 2003: Boeing 737-300 (N343SW), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight crew's failure to align the airplane's ground track with the runway centerline before touchdown and the flight crew's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after…

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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