# Accident 20140103002969A: Boeing 737-8H4, Las Vegas, NV, January 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2014, 21:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 36.0800° N, 115.1522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0800&lon=-115.1522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8327A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8327A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8H4 (registry code 138440A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B27E series (registry code 13078, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E
- People aboard: 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA14CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140103002969A

## Narrative

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

SWAA FLIGHT 2516 (N8327A) WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING TO KLAS RUNWAY 25L IN LAS VEGAS, NV.

UPON TOUCHDOWN PILOT REPORTED A FIRM/BOUNCED LANDING.

WHILE CONDUCTING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AT THE GATE, THE CREW DISCOVERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, NEAR THE TAILSKID OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DCA14CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA034), Jan 4, 2014: Boeing 737 (N8327A), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's over rotation during the bounced landing.

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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