# Incident 20170227007319I: Boeing 737-7BD, Omaha, NE, February 27, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2017, 21:50 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7751A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7751A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7BD (registry code 1384511, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B22 series (registry code 13043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b22-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7BD
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B22
- People aboard: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170227007319I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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