# NTSB ENG26WA013: Airbus A350, Las Vegas, NV, January 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: January 27, 2026, 14:28 UTC
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · Location of wheel near runway 1R
- Coordinates: 36.077041, -115.17042000000001 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0770&lon=-115.1704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 342 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: LAS Airport Ops, UK AAIB
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202354/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA013

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-XWBN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A350 (1041)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 609
- Engines: Rolls Royce XWB-97 turbo fan; Rolls Royce XWB-97 turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: British Airways
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: LAS, Harry Reid Intl, runway 08L/26R, 14,835 × 150 ft, concrete

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 30.36 inHg
- Observed at: KLAS
- METAR: METAR KLAS 271356Z 25003KT 10SM FEW250 03/M11 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP285 T00331111

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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