What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 6, 2018, at approximately 0905 pacific standard time, N752SW, a southwest airlines Boeing 737 operating as flight 278, overran runway 08 while landing at the bob hope airport (kbur), Burbank, California. The aircraft came to rest in the engineered materials arresting system (emas) at the departure end of runway 8. None of the 117 passengers and crew onboard were injured and the airplane sustained minor damage. The regularly scheduled passenger flight
Was operating under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 121 and was flying from metropolitan
Oakland international airport (koak), oakland, California to kbur.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 6, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 0905 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, N752SW, A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BOEING 737 OPERATING AS FLIGHT 278, OVERRAN RUNWAY 08 WHILE LANDING AT THE BOB HOPE AIRPORT (KBUR), BURBANK, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 8. NONE OF THE 117 PASSENGERS AND CREW ONBOARD WERE INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT
WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 AND WAS FLYING FROM METROPOLITAN
OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KOAK), OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TO KBUR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.