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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7BD · Omaha, NE · February 27, 2017

Date: February 27, 2017 · 21:50 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7751A
Reported as: Boeing 737-7BD
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56-7B22
People aboard: 95
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N7751ARegistered now · Boeing 737-7BDS/N 36717 · Built 2008 Airframe modelBoeing 737-7BD Engine modelCFM International CFM56-7B22 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On February 27, 2017 at approximately 2150 CST, N7751A, a Boeing 737-7BD, flight 1426 operated by southwest airlines, struck a flock of snow geese while on approach into Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE. The aircraft was on short final at approximately 500 feet AGL landing on runway 14 right when the incident occurred. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate under its own power. Passengers and crew deplaned normally. The passengers and crew were uninjured. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 2150 CST, N7751A, A BOEING 737-7BD, FLIGHT 1426 OPERATED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, STRUCK A FLOCK OF SNOW GEESE WHILE ON APPROACH INTO EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 RIGHT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED NORMALLY. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.