# Accident 20130722015039A: Boeing 737-7H4, Flushing, NY, July 22, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2013, 17:45 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Laguardia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N753SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N753SW-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 8
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,522 total, 7,909 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA13FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722015039A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT WAS TRANSFERRED FROM EA15 TO SW29 ON AUGUST 19, 2013.  REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED ON 8/22/13 WILL BE INCOMPLETE DUE TO THE TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY.  AMENDMENTS WILL BE SUBMITTED AS INFORMATION IS DEVELOPED.

FIRST AMENDMENT 11/19/2013:

ON JULY 22, 2013, AT 1745  EDT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 345 OPERATING FROM NASHVILLE, TN (BNA) TO NEW YORK LA GUARDIA, NY (LGA) EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 04. THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 2175 FEET COMING TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY F SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED USING BOTH RIGHT EMERGENCY SLIDES. TWO FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS, THREE CABIN CREW, AND FOUR PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR 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 DCA13FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13FA131), Jul 22, 2013: Boeing 737 7H4 (N753SW), Flushing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's attempt to recover from an unstabilized approach by transferring airplane control at low altitude instead of performing a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the captain's…

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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