What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Southwest flight 31 departed iah and landed on bna runway 20R at approximately 17:12 local time. While traveling north on T2, at the intersection of taxiway j, the aircraft made a 45 degree right turn and taxied into a drainage ditch. The aircraft settled on its nose, main gears, left engine, and right wing. The nose landing gear had collapsed and aircraft sustained significant damage to the nose section forward and aft of nose landing gear. At approximately 17:15 (l), the pilot-in-command notified tower that they were stuck in the mud and need the trucks. Shortly thereafter, passengers were evacuated via right/front door slide, and rear door slides. At approximately 1725 (l), airport operations personnel were first on scene and found passengers congregating on taxiway j and terminal ramp.
As the FAA filed it
SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 31 DEPARTED IAH AND LANDED ON BNA RUNWAY 20R AT APPROXIMATELY 17:12 LOCAL TIME. WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON T2, AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY J, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A 45 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AND TAXIED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS NOSE, MAIN GEARS, LEFT ENGINE, AND RIGHT WING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION FORWARD AND AFT OF NOSE LANDING GEAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 17:15 (L), THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOTIFIED TOWER THAT THEY WERE STUCK IN THE MUD AND NEED THE TRUCKS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED VIA RIGHT/FRONT DOOR SLIDE, AND REAR DOOR SLIDES. AT APPROXIMATELY 1725 (L), AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE FIRST ON SCENE AND FOUND PASSENGERS CONGREGATING ON TAXIWAY J AND TERMINAL RAMP.
NTSB investigation
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