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 N668SW, following its runway overrun at Hollywood Burbank Bob Hope Airport. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 5, 2000 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to pilot error and ATC error[1] |
| Site | Hollywood Burbank Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, California, United States 34°11′50″N 118°20′56″W / 34.19722°N 118.34889°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-3T5 |
| Operator | Southwest Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | WN1455 |
| ICAO flight No. | SWA1455 |
| Call sign | SOUTHWEST 1455 |
| Registration | N668SW |
| Flight origin | McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Destination | Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Burbank, California |
| Occupants | 142 |
| Passengers | 137 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 44 |
| Survivors | 142 |
Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 was a scheduled passenger flight from McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Burbank, California, that overran the runway during landing on March 5, 2000. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-3T5, registration N668SW,[2] came to rest on a city street adjacent to a gas station. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the incident was due to the pilots attempting to land with excessive speed. They also found that the air traffic controller placed them in a position from which their only option was a go around. Two of the passengers were seriously injured, and there were many minor injuries. As a result of the incident, the airport installed an Engineered Materials Arrestor System at the east end of the incident runway. The aircraft was written off, making the incident the 10th hull loss of a Boeing 737-300.[1] This was the first major accident in the airline's 29-year history.[3]
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-3T5 N668SW Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena Airport, CA (BUR)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "FAA Registry (N668SW)". Federal Aviation Administration.
- ^ Pringle, Paul; Lunsford, J. Lynn (March 6, 2000). "Southwest Airlines jet skids onto busy California street - Injuries minor as place hits fence, stops near gas station". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas.