20251018014189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-401 · Fort Myers, FL · October 18, 2025

Date
October 18, 2025 · 13:58 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Southwest Florida International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
4TXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N804TJ
Reported as
Boeing 737-401
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
60
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,982 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The crew made a normal approach and touchdown on runway 6 at rsw. When the nose landing gear touched down, the aircraft began an uncommanded turn to the left. Attempts to arrest the turn using differential braking and tiller input were unsuccessful. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway, through a grassy area, and came to rest on taxiway A5. There was no fire, and the crew elected to not perform an emergency evacuation.

The FAA iic did not travel to the scene due to the government shutdown. However, an aviation safety inspector from the dallas-fort worth cmo who lives nearby did visit the scene and performed portions of the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

THE CREW MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 6 AT RSW. WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT. ATTEMPTS TO ARREST THE TURN USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AND TILLER INPUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A GRASSY AREA, AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY A5. THERE WAS NO FIRE, AND THE CREW ELECTED TO NOT PERFORM AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION.

THE FAA IIC DID NOT TRAVEL TO THE SCENE DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. HOWEVER, AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH CMO WHO LIVES NEARBY DID VISIT THE SCENE AND PERFORMED PORTIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION.