# Accident 20130710013019A: Boeing 737-4B7, Fort Myers, FL, July 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2013, 11:04 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 26.5362° N, 81.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5362&lon=-81.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449US-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-4B7 (registry code 138449C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-4B7
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,212 total, 18,696 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130710013019A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT RSW AIRPORT, IT WAS REPORTED TO THE US AIRWAYS B737 CAPTIAN THAT DURING LANDING A GRINDING METAL NOISE WAS THOUGHT TO BE HEARD. THE CAPTAIN PROCEEDED TO INSPECT THE OUTSIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A TAIL STRIKE. THE CAPTAIN FOLLOWED ALL COMPANY PROCEDURES TO MAKE THE REPORT OF A AIRCRAFT TAIL STRIKE AND HE ENTERED IT IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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