# Incident 20091021857279I: Airbus Indu A320-212, Goodland, KS, October 21, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2009, 17:56 local time
- Place: Goodland, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 44.8806° N, 93.2207° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8806&lon=-93.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N374NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N374NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-212 (registry code 3930322, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDU A320-212
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,641 total, 8,897 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA10IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10IA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091021857279I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM SAN TO MSP NWA 188 LOST CONTACT WITH ATC FOR OVER 50 MINUTES.  ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE FLIGHT VIA ACARS, SELCAL, AND 121.5 WERE UNSUCESSFUL.THE FLGHT CONTACTED ATC AFTER THEY HAD OVERFLOWN THEIR DESTINATION OF MSP.A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE.  THERE ARE NO IDICATIONS OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME.THE CREW STATED THEY BECAME DISTRACTED.

## 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 DCA10IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10IA001), Oct 21, 2009: Airbus A320 (N374NW), Minneapolis, MN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to monitor the airplane’s radio and instruments and the progress of the flight after becoming distracted by conversations and activities unrelated to the operation of the…

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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