# Accident 20051208031549A: Boeing 7377H4, Chicago, IL, December 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2005, 19:14 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 41.7803° N, 87.7703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7803&lon=-87.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471WN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7377H4
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA06MA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051208031549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SNOW COVERED R/W. FAIR TO POOR BRAKING REPORTED. CPT. COULDN'T SET T.R.'S TO DEPLOY. ALSO BRAKES USED BUT LATER TAKEN OFF. F.O. DEPLOYED T.R.'S. A/C IMPACTED FENCE AND TWO AUTOMOBILES.                (-23 AMENDMENT) SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 1248, A BOEING 737-7H4, N471WN, OVERRAN RUNWAY 31C AT CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT DURING ROLLOUT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY THROUGH A BLAST FENCE, A PERIMETER FENCE AND ONTO A ROADWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER IMPACTING TWO AUTOMOBILES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE RUNWAY WAS REPORTED AS FAIR THE FIRST HALF AND POOR THE LAST HALF.

## 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 DCA06MA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA009), Dec 9, 2005: Boeing 737-700 (N471WN), Chicago, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to use available reverse thrust in a timely manner to safely slow or stop the airplane after landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. This failure occurred because the pilots'…

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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