# Accident 20141120021442A: Boeing 737-8H4, Dallas, TX, November 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 32.8417° N, 96.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8417&lon=-96.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8314L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8314L) (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: 168
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA15CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141120021442A

## Narrative

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

PRELIMINARY REPORT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED

AT APPROXIMATELY 2000C ON NOVEMBER 20, 2014, AT DALLAS LOVE FIELD (DAL), N263WN WAS TAXIING FROM GATE 3 FOR DEPARTURE FOR A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT (FCF) FOLLOWING HEAVY MAINTENANCE.  THE LEFT WINGLET OF N263WN STRUCK THE RIGHT ELEVATOR/STABILIZER OF N8314L (FLIGHT 313), WHICH WAS STATIONARY ON TAXIWAY P AWAITING GATE 14 TO CLEAR.  THERE WERE 163 PASSENGERS ON BOARD N8314.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES' SAFETY AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE FLIGHT CREW OF N263WN DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LATERAL CLEARANCE FROM AIRCRAFT N8314L.  NO FAULT WAS FOUND RELATED TO THE FLIGHT CREW OF N8314L.

THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.  THIS REPORT WILL BE RE-OPENED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS EVENT IS PROVIDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N263WN, Boeing 737-7H4: [Accident 20141120021422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141120021422A)

## 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 DCA15CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA025), Nov 21, 2014: Boeing 737-8H4 (N8314L), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: N263WN captain's failure to maintain a safe clearance from the parked N8314L resulting in a ground collision.

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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