N668SW

Destroyed
Serious

Boeing 737-300S/N: 23060

Accident Details

Date
Monday, March 6, 2000
NTSB Number
DCA00MA030
Location
BURBANK, CA
Event ID
20001212X20606
Coordinates
34.170448, -118.340774
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Serious Injuries
2
Minor Injuries
42
Uninjured
98
Total Aboard
142

Probable Cause and Findings

the flight crew's excessive airspeed and flightpath angle during the approach and landing and its failure to abort the approach when stabilized approach criteria were not met. Contributing to the accident was the controller's positioning of the airplane in such a manner as to leave no safe options for the flight crew other than a go-around maneuver.

Aircraft Information

Registration
N668SW
Make
BOEING
Serial Number
23060
Engine Type
Turbo-jet
Model / ICAO
737-300B733
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Multi Engine
No. of Engines
2

Registered Owner (Historical)

Name
NATIONAL CITY LEASING CORPORATION
Address
101 SOUTH FIFTH ST
Status
Deregistered
City
LOUISVILLE
State / Zip Code
KY 40202
Country
United States

Analysis

The Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm

On March 5, 2000, about 1811 Pacific standard time (PST), Southwest Airlines, Inc., flight 1455, a Boeing 737-300 (737), N668SW, overran the departure end of runway 8 after landing at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (BUR), Burbank, California. The airplane touched down at approximately 182 knots, and about 20 seconds later, at approximately 32 knots, collided with a metal blast fence and an airport perimeter wall. The airplane came to rest on a city street near a gas station off of the airport property. Of the 142 persons on board, 2 passengers sustained serious injuries; 41 passengers and the captain sustained minor injuries; and 94 passengers, 3 flight attendants, and the first officer sustained no injuries. The airplane sustained extensive exterior damage and some internal damage to the passenger cabin. During the accident sequence, the forward service door (1R) escape slide inflated inside the airplane; the nose gear collapsed; and the forward dual flight attendant jumpseat, which was occupied by two flight attendants, partially collapsed. The flight, which was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan, was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, which occurred in twilight lighting conditions.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA00MA030