# Accident 20190327000659A: Boeing 737-7H4, Nashville, TN, March 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2019, 09:37 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 36.1244° N, 86.6781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1244&lon=-86.6781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B24 series (registry code 13044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B24
- People aboard: 144
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190327000659A

## Narrative

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

N249WN, B-737-7H4 OPERATING AS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 975, PIT TO BNA, STUCK A BIRD DURING LANDING AT BNA.THE BIRD STRIKE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE  TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WHICH WAS REMOVE AND REPLACED.

## 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 DCA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA130), Mar 28, 2019: Boeing 737 (N249WN), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: a collision with a bird.

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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