# Incident 20080808855699I: Boeing 7373H4, Tampa, FL, August 8, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2008, 21:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396SW-2022-07-09) (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 CFM56*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808855699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 90KTS, HIT A BIG BIRD IN LEFT NR 1 ENGINE.  ABORTED TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 100KTS.  TAXI BACK TO GATE.  ENGINE INSTRUMENTS LOOKED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N396SW (1)

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

- [Incident 19960904033649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960904033649I), Sep 4, 1996: Boeing 7373H4 (N396SW), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: excessive rate of rotation during takeoff caused aft fuselage to contact runway. [privacy data omitted]

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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