[16][17] The accident represents the third hull loss of a Boeing 737-700. endobj This is a classic example of "If the Pilots are alive, hang hhem. [8][9] Nine occupants were treated for minor injuries,[5] all sustained during evacuation,[6] six of whom were taken to local hospitals. One captain, actively degraded you personally throughout the entire flight, second guessing every decision you did. In the second instance, the senior pilot was intentionally non compliant. SWAPA is the southwest pilots own union. %%EOF Southwest is working with both the NTSB and Boeing in a preliminary investigation of this event. (NTSB) revealed that the captain had changed the flap setting from 30 degrees to 40 degrees 56 seconds before landing. She did not think the line pilots were against having the culture changed. Southwest Airlines says giving first officers the ability to decline to fly with captains does not require them to declare the reason, which is a shame since Southwest and every other airline doing this could be sitting on a Use of the Southwest websites and our Company Congressional and Regulatory Correspondence. The following are excerpts from the report. Author of The New York Times bestseller, The Crash Detectives, I am also a journalist, public speaker and broadcaster specializing in aviation and travel. Theyre qualified but not adaptable, to create and execute a shared view of a successful flight. On April 17, 2018, about 1103 eastern daylight time, Southwest Airlines (SWA) flight 1380, a Boeing 737-7H4, N772SW, experienced a left engine failure while climbing through flight level 320 en route to the flights assigned cruise altitude. Placing crewmembers on the flight deck with known weaknesses in leadership and command is no different that placing substandard parts on the aircraft. Nose Down Landing, Southwest Airlines Flight 345 Investigation Details Completed Investigation Aviation Investigation No DCA13FA131 Event Date 7/22/2013 Location New York, NY Family Assistance Contact assistance@ntsb.gov Media Relations Contact NTSB Media Relations Keith Holloway (202) 314-6100 Docket DCA13FA131 The line between the airports does. << 77 0 obj <> endobj << [14][15] Neither pilot was publicly identified by the airline. endobj National Transportation Safety Board 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20594, Congressional and Regulatory Correspondence. Concerned that the airplane was too high, the captain exclaimed repeatedly "get down" to the first officer about 9 seconds from touchdown. who these people are!, These avoidance bid things, they are a clear indication of CRM is a threat identification and management strategy that is only as good as the people using it. After an August 2016 FBO event involving another SWA 737-700 airplane equipped with CFM56-7B engines, which landed safely at Pensacola International Airport, Pensacola, Florida, CFM developed an eddy current inspection (ECI) procedure to be performed at overhaul (in addition to the FPI that was already required). PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's attempt to recover from an unstabilized approach by transferring airplane control at low altitude instead of performing a go-around. Two hours later, the airport's other runway reopened for traffic. The first officer reported that, after the captain took control of the airplane, he scanned the altimeter and airspeed to gain situational awareness but that he became distracted by the runway "rushing" up to them and "there was no time to say anything.". The airline also announced that it was requiring Flight 345's first officer to undergo additional training. /Parent 11 0 R Unless we correct those, there is no way to stop these events from occuring. Location information available for most cases in the United States since 2002. Flight 345 on the runway NTSB photo The Southwest Airlines captain who flew a Boeing 737 into the runway nose first at LaGuardia Airport last summer had been on the receiving end of multiple complaints by first officers at the airline who did not want to fly with her, according to an employee at the airline who asked not to be identified. Because poor organizational management will sooner than later defeat the human and precipitate an error. I would think space would be a problem. About 3 seconds from touchdown when the airplane was about 27 ft altitude, the captain announced "I got it," indicating that she was taking control of the airplane, and the first officer replied, "ok, you got it." @ An ECI has a higher sensitivity than an FPI and can detect cracks at or near the surface (unlike an FPI, which can only detect surface cracks). << [3], The aircraft landed on runway 4 with its nose landing gear touching down prior to the main landing gear. We made recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Airlines and the European Aviation Safety Agency. Who Crash-Landed SW Flight 345", "NTSB: Southwest nose landing at LaGuardia was captain's fault", "NTSB captain took over Southwest Airlines flight just before landing at New York LaGuardia", "Southwest fires pilot whose nosedive landing at LaGuardia Airport injured 16", "Southwest Airlines fires captain involved in rough NYC landing", "Albany scrap yard prepares Southwest jet for shredding". 16 Innominate11 10 yr. ago One fan cowl part that was recovered after the accident was the inboard fan cowl aft latch keeper. Call them arrogant, call them as-s as my friend did, whatever you call them, they are pilots for whom communication and collaboration better known as crew resource management, did not take root and flourish. In addition, FBO-generated loads were transmitted to the fan cowl through the radial restraint fitting, which was not accounted for in the fan cowls design, and the stresses in the fan cowl were greater than those calculated in the certification analyses. 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[1][5][8][10], Flight 345's captain, who was 49 years old, had flown for Southwest Airlines for nearly 13 years, six years in the rank as captain. 3 0 obj >> 0 The forward-traveling fan blade fragments and the deformation compromised the structural integrity of the inlet, causing portions of the inlet to depart the airplane. Contributing to the accident were Southwest Airlines' 1) failure to provide its pilots with clear and consistent guidance and training regarding company policies and procedures related to arrival The aircraft entered service in October 1999. The impact of the separated fan blade with the fan case also imparted significant loads into the fan cowl (also part of the nacelle) through the radial restraint fitting, which was located at the bottom of the inboard fan cowl. Southwest One Report ; Responsibility. f)zL9q/+E.'6'p*zbA# R205R={"VBWAEt~si[\=D M?Xfz%0Af[Yaw,KH)QLjL@+ %`ZUjNY ^;W6 2PFCf% 7UM,C2p mhOr)d)j-&pa5xDWxPoTEJkkB`;%I jaC`FlBEJ /eQDvB9jl]g:Nb^ynNOU@jmSc2x: zyse+ The fan blade fractured due to a low-cycle fatigue crack that initiated in the dovetail (part of the blade root), which remained within a slot of the fan disk. Southwest is working with both the NTSB and Boeing in a preliminary . Of the 144 passengers and 5 crewmembers aboard the airplane, 1 passenger received fatal injuries, and 8 passengers received minor injuries. /Type /Page Chairman: Christopher Babcock Aerospace Engineer National Transportation Safety Board Member: Captain Jeff Hamlett Director of Flight Safety Southwest Airlines Member: Dave Keenan The NTSB aviation accident database contains information from 1962 and later about civil aviation accidents and selected incidents within the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. This deformation traveled both around and forward/aft of the fan case. /StructParents 1 These loads caused cracks to form in the fan cowl skin and frames near the radial restraint fitting. A summary of her three-hour interview with the NTSB investigators says, the captain considered doing a go-around and that by the book, it would have been. :Q*P+Z.CiiC~BP%3YlD7q'9"D}og76{grJ4WJlg0NvXTL`|1sb#-`i%]g5&b"e'`n4h{7. Reports provide details about the accident, analysis of the factual data, conclusions and the probable cause of the accident, and the related safety recommendations. endstream endobj startxref Nice article. It is not intended to make up for known deficiencies. hb```f``2b`a`` BL@QAAo;l7ud^; zj*fF a\((88@`,MBZ,xu ]@l1=` 2 At the time of the accident, the airplane had 48,748 total hours with 39,786 total cycles. The Southwest Airlines captain who flew a Boeing 737 into the runway nose first at LaGuardia Airport last summer had been on the receiving end of multiple complaints by first officers at the airline who did not want to fly with her, according to an employee at the airline who asked not to be identified. The . Contributing to the accident was the captain's failure to comply with standard operating procedures. For the full report, use the link listed below. The airplane touched down at a descent rate of 960 ft per minute and a nose-down pitch attitude of -3.1 degrees, resulting in the nose gear contacting the runway first and a hard landing. stream << << After reaching the airplane structure (the inlet attach ring, which was secured to the engine fan case A1 flange), the deformation generated large loads that resulted in local damage to the inlet. Southwest Airlines Co. All Rights Reserved. I think a distintion should be made though. /Widths [750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 278 333 474 556 556 889 722 238 333 333 389 584 278 333 278 278 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 333 333 584 584 584 611 975 722 722 722 722 667 611 778 722 278 556 722 611 833 722 778 667 778 722 667 611 722 667 944 667 667 611 333 278 333 584 556 333 556 611 556 611 556 333 611 611 278 278 556 278 889 611 611 611 611 389 556 333 611 556 778 556 556 500 389 280 389 584 350 556 350 278 556 500 1000 556 556 333 1000 667 333 1000 350 611 350 350 278 278 500 500 350 556 1000 333 1000 556 333 944 350 500 667 278 333 556 556 556 556 280 556 333 737 370 556 584 333 737 552 400 549 333 333 333 576 556 333 333 333 365 556 834 834 834 611 722 722 722 722 722 722 1000 722 667 667 667 667 278 278 278 278 722 722 778 778 778 778 778 584 778 722 722 722 722 667 667 611 556 556 556 556 556 556 889 556 556 556 556 556 278 278 278 278 611 611 611 611 611 611 611 549 611 611 611 611 611 556 611 556] Agree wholeheartedly with Jim B. CRM requires a buy-in by all crewmembers. On July 22, . Sign up for the mailing list! Accident data suggest that pilots often fail to perform a go-around or missed approach when stabilized approach criteria are not met. [9], The aircraft (built in October 1999) was a 13-year-old Boeing 737-700, registration number N753SW, owned and operated by Southwest Airlines. [4] The aircraft's nose gear collapsed upward into the body of the aircraft, causing substantial damage to the avionics electronics bay in the fuselage. Of the 144 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board, 8 sustained minor injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Portions of the left engine inlet and fan cowl separated from the airplane, and fragments from the inlet and fan cowl struck the left wing, the left-side fuselage, and the left horizontal stabilizer. Required fields are marked *. /CropBox [0.0 0.0 612.0 792.0] On July 22, 2013, the Boeing 737 operating the route suffered a front landing gear collapse while landing at LaGuardia Airport, injuring 9 people on board. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Investigating the Worlds Most Mysterious Air Disasters, Why the Experts Failed to Prevent the TWA Flight 800 Disaster and How It Could Happen Again, I am a journalist, a published author, speaker and broadcaster specializing in aviation and travel. (202) 314-6100, NTSB Issues 7 Safety Recommendations Based on Findings from Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 Investigation, WASHINGTON (Nov. 19, 2019) The National Transportation Safety Board determined during a public board meeting held Tuesday that a fractured fan blade, Left Engine Failure and Subsequent Depressurization, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, Boeing 737-7H4, N772SW, National Transportation Safety Board 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20594. Three Customers and five Crew Members were transported to local hospitalsall have been treated and released. You must be a registered user to add a comment. This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 06:45. but there was no leadership to support the change. The Crash Landing of Southwest 345. [1][2] The aircraft, which was worth an estimated $15.5 million at the time, was written off and scrapped as a result of the accident. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 with a destination of Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas. 4 0 obj /Kids [12 0 R 1 0 R 13 0 R 14 0 R 15 0 R] 2 0 obj [/ICCBased 8 0 R] It is a symptom of a disease called "Poor Organizational Management". Southwest Airlines records indicate that the accident 1Unless otherwise indicated, all times in this report are PST, based on a 24-hour clock, and are taken from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript. /Resources Overnight, the aircraft was removed from the runway. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/video/ << NTSB recommends changes following fatal Southwest accident. issue was the culture. treasure trove of information about whether crew resource 13, which resulted in the fan blade separating in flight and impacting the engine fan case at a location that was critical to the structural integrity and performance of the fan cowl structure. endstream endobj 78 0 obj <> endobj 79 0 obj <> endobj 80 0 obj <>stream The left engine failure occurred when one of the fan blades fractured at its root (referred to as a fan-blade-out [FBO] event). Southwest Airlines Flight 345 . /LastChar 255 2023 Christine Negroni. /ColorSpace The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, was last inspected July 18 . The NTSB update on Flight 345 was consistent with earlier . hbbd``b`:$ H @'Hp{ $@J20Kg There were 150 people on board including Customers and Crew. 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A spokeswoman for Southwest told the Associated Press the landing was not "in accordance" with operating procedures for the airline. NTSB . On July 22, 2013, the Boeing 737 operating the route suffered a front landing gear collapse while landing at LaGuardia Airport, injuring 9 people on board. The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by: Southwest Airlines flight 345, a Boeing 737-700, suffered a nose gear collapse during a hard landing on runway 4 at New York-LaGuardia Airport (LGA), USA. a Boeing 737-700, was last inspected July 18, 2013. /Count 5 Foreshadowing things to come, the shrapnel from that engine explosion hit the fuselage at high speed leaving a large gouge and came dangerously close to hitting the cabin windows. [5][6][7] The aircraft slid 2,175 feet (663m) on its nose along the runway, arresting off to the right of the runway pavement. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, was last inspected July 18, 2013. civil aviation accidents and selected incidents within the United 6 0 obj The aircraft, a Boeing 737-3T5, registration N668SW, [2] came to rest on a city street adjacent to a gas station. Le vol Eastern Air Lines 66 est un vol rgulier de la Nouvelle-Orlans New York qui s'est cras le 24 juin 1975 alors qu'il approchait de l'aroport international John F. Kennedy de New York, tuant 113 des 124 personnes bord.Il a t dtermin que l'accident a t caus par le cisaillement du vent caus par une microrafale.L'incapacit des contrleurs ariens et de l . This accident along with so many other approach and landing accidents is much more a function of leadership, command and judgement than it is airmanship. The NTSB also discovered that the flight's captain had been the . It will be examining why the crew did not initiate a go-around after the captain noticed the airspeed was for flaps 40 even though the flaps were set at 30, below 1000 feet on final approach. Follow-up / safety actions. CRM failures, my friend at Southwest told me of Flight 345, which cost the pilot her job, destroyed the 13-year old airplane, injured nine, but took no lives. The NTSB tonight released the details of the last few seconds of Southwest flight 345, confirming that the Boeing 737 did indeed land nosegear first. This is exactly what I also tried to explain in my book "WaitingTo Happen!". "When we got ready to land, we nosedived," said a . /Subtype /TrueType On Jan. 8, 2001, dynamic access to the accident data repository was implemented. ECIs at the time of overhaul or ultrasonic inspections at the time of fan blade relubrication identified 15 blade cracks on separate engines (as of August 2019)., Congressional and Regulatory Correspondence. /Font B738. The format and type of data contained in the earlier briefs may differ from later reports. [12] At an altitude of only 27ft (8.2m) and 3 seconds from touching down, the captain took control of the aircraft from the first officer. /FontDescriptor 10 0 R I'm in no position to know for sure but I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that it was the pilots' union that made it impossible for Southwest to get rid of this problem captain until she actually trashed a valuable asset. << GROUP A group was convened on July 26, 2013. Jxeujavxku Three passengers and five crew members were injured during Southwest Airlines Flight 345's landing when the plane's front landing gear appeared to collapse, sending its nose into the runway. The captain of Southwest Flight 345, whose nose gear was broken while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York last month, took control of the aircraft from his co-pilot when the plane was. >> /Annots 7 0 R /Type /Font Ive harangued before on the fallacy of using pilot error as a probable cause in accidents but that doesnt mean sometimes the pilots arent a contributing factor. There were 150 people on board including Customers and Crew. % /Subtype /TrueType Sources: NTSB Soutwest Airlines. /Type /Pages On Oct. 2, 2001, minor cases which do not fall under the definition of "accident" or "incident" were removed from the database; these entries were previously identified with "SA" in the accident number. Southwest Airlines flight 345, a Boeing 737-700, suffered a nose gear collapse during a hard landing on runway 4 at New York-LaGuardia Airport (LGA), USA. Investigation Details What Happened On April 17, 2018, about 1103 eastern daylight time, Southwest Airlines (SWA) flight 1380, a Boeing 737-7H4, N772SW, experienced a left engine failure while climbing through flight level 320 en route to the flight's assigned cruise altitude. The aircraft came to rest 19 seconds after touchdown. >> States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. A prime example of what can go wrong when a plane's nose gear touches down first is Southwest Airlines Flight 345. 16 7 WUj "Kgh_@7HB@YA6qNDwFGrel*,w`*@[18RUy.h+`3_5r9A.*@bDzP_'$4/(\`JW 2*\zs=k 1I~8ZU|D^j,']Z`39T2Z{ym#0xb^ Such accidents will continue to happen unless we can think beyond the Pilots. for dates before 1993, cases under revision, or where NTSB did not have primary pic.twitter.com/vSqIMBNosc, This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The Air Canada crew was cleared to land on 28R, to the right of 28L. >> Page 1 of 5 National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report Location: SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA Accident Number: DCA88MA008 Date & Time: 12/07/1987, 1616 PST Registration: N350PS Aircraft: BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE-146-200 Aircraft Damage: Destroyed Defining Event: Injuries: 43 Fatal Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier - Scheduled Analysis Specifically, the NTSB faulted the captain for failing to take control of the aircraft or abort the landing earlier, noting that the captain had warnings at 500ft (150m) (due to the flaps misconfiguration) and at 100200ft (3061m) (when the captain observed the plane was above the glide slope) and could have aborted the landing at that time. "[12], On October 2, 2013, Southwest Airlines announced that it had fired Flight 345's captain. One fan cowl fragment impacted the left-side fuselage near a cabin window, and the window departed the airplane, which resulted in a rapid depressurization. 08:01AM EDT Baltimore/Washington Intl - BWI. On July 26, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a press release disclosing its initial findings, which included: No mechanical malfunctions were found, but the nose landing gear collapsed due to stress overload. If you've already registered, sign in. Thank you (again) for drawing a distinction between blame and contributing factor. 90 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<43CB3E40847BE8341A94951CCEEEE12C><416ED205FCF4324CA9AE5415A5136669>]/Index[77 28]/Info 76 0 R/Length 76/Prev 533817/Root 78 0 R/Size 105/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream 1 0 obj 5 0 obj As the airplane was on final approach, the captain, who was the pilot monitoring, realized that the flaps were not configured as had been briefed, with a setting of 40 degrees for the landing. << NTSB : Status: Investigation completed: Duration: 1 year and 1 months: Accident number: DCA09FA065: Download report: Summary report: Classification: Forced landing on runway. Corporate Citizenship . >@Ujq7'0#MH-z]Ce~a You should question them on their own pilots behavior and policies, not ALPA. if the FO was going to turn her in to her chief pilot. /Widths [750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 278 278 355 556 556 889 667 191 333 333 389 584 278 333 278 278 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 278 278 584 584 584 556 1015 667 667 722 722 667 611 778 722 278 500 667 556 833 722 778 667 778 722 667 611 722 667 944 667 667 611 278 278 278 469 556 333 556 556 500 556 556 278 556 556 222 222 500 222 833 556 556 556 556 333 500 278 556 500 722 500 500 500 334 260 334 584 350 556 350 222 556 333 1000 556 556 333 1000 667 333 1000 350 611 350 350 222 222 333 333 350 556 1000 333 1000 500 333 944 350 500 667 278 333 556 556 556 556 260 556 333 737 370 556 584 333 737 552 400 549 333 333 333 576 537 333 333 333 365 556 834 834 834 611 667 667 667 667 667 667 1000 722 667 667 667 667 278 278 278 278 722 722 778 778 778 778 778 584 778 722 722 722 722 667 667 611 556 556 556 556 556 556 889 500 556 556 556 556 278 278 278 278 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 549 611 556 556 556 556 500 556 500] Factual information is added when available, and when the investigation is The airplane was equipped with two CFM International CFM56-7B24 turbofan engines. Southwest Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled flight from Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, to New York City's LaGuardia Airport. And indeed, the Air Line Pilots Association declined to speak to me when I put questions about this policy to the union on Tuesday. She hesitated in the cockpit and she wondered. National Transportation Safety Board 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20594. One who filed two bids to avoid other captains over the years described something close to a dysfunctional atmosphere when flying with them. How about a union issue? Edit: additional info, they stated that there was a flap adjustment from 30 to 40 degrees 56 seconds out. Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Co. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwest_Airlines_Flight_345&oldid=1142966688, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Next Generation, Airliner accidents and incidents in New York City, Southwest Airlines accidents and incidents, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the National Transportation Safety Board, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Landing gear collapse on landing due to pilot error. A management issue? Southwest Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled flight from Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, to New York City 's LaGuardia Airport. /BaseFont /Arial-BoldMT [13] The NTSB's investigation became focused on the behavior of the flight crew during Flight 345's approach into LaGuardia Airport. Join FlightAware View more flight history Purchase entire flight history for SWA3345. 06:06AM EDT Tampa Intl - TPA. NTSB has stated that he was 2 degrees nose up 4 seconds to impact, but 3 degrees nose down on first touch, so he actually came in on the nose gear first, which resulted in collapse. /TT1 3 0 R 16-Apr-2023. Otherwise, register and sign in. From a United pilot comes this troubling comment, I /Rotate 0 The crack on the fan blade involved in the PHL accident was also not detected during the on-wing fan blade visual inspections (subsequent to the overhaul) that were conducted as part of fan blade relubrications, which CFM recommended to maintain the fan blade loads within the predicted range and prevent wear on the fan disk and the fan blade dovetail coating. The NTSB provided an update on what investigators know about the hard landing of Southwest Flight 345. of similar accidents. Some of the fan blade fragments traveled forward of the engine and into the inlet.2 In addition, the fan blades impact with the fan case caused the fan case to deform locally over a short period of time. have always thought that this was a fundamental threat to safe operations when Get Alerts. It doesnt get handed to you on a silver platter better than this.. Published on July 28, 2013. [12] The plane was descending at 960ft/min (4.9m/s) in a nose-down position when its nose wheel struck the runway. Generally, a preliminary report is available online within a few days of an accident. /TT0 4 0 R When the airplane was between 100 to 200 ft altitude, it was above the glideslope. >> Information constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions. 2013 aviation incident in New York City, US, "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report", "Remember that Southwest Airlines jet that slid down the runway? The opt-out practice at Southwest is part of the pilot labor agreement. As a result of the engine failure, the flight crew conducted an emergency descent and diverted to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Last week the plane my family and I were traveling on crash landed. Southwest has resumed full operations at LaGuardia. [6] The plane came to a stop halfway down the runway[8] after skidding on its nose in a sea of sparks. Learn more. If this crash was indeed caused or exacerbated by a Captain who was known by the company to have deficiencies in command skills, that is NOT a CRM issue, it's a MANAGEMENT issue. completed, the preliminary report is replaced with a final description of The accident airplane, a Boeing 737-3H4, N632SW (serial number 27707 and line number 2799), was manufactured on May 22, 1996, and delivered new to Southwest Airlines on June 13, 1996. Southwest Airlines Flight 345 Captain Interview. All human performance happens inside the framework of an organizations Policies and Procedures. Get started here. [9], As a result of the crash, the two-runway airport was closed until its rescue assets were available again. >> hmo0?n_8T!-]C Z'!>dH!AIu~>;Z^}w~|_n[Kr -IW6t2"gJDHYDjk:,v*F!aJFCzVeX.QLT}9Nu$F1U:yV.Lajo3+LH `T5? f;XEitD}a&2NpSV9Rk6N| om=jRY0/$^=EPQzY lULtnC2~'.rj r"^;9mqq:JnO('/aN,V4xYBH5K#tM!9m[!@jjC[K]yxS')pdp40iQGC*d7\4(x COGnBcBxjvZ"}C tci-z). [12] At 100200ft (3061m), the captain observed that the plane was still above the glide slope, and ordered the first officer to "get down" instead of aborting the landing. 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. Delta Retaliated Against Pilot By Sending Her to Shrink Judge Rules, Irony of Pilot Laying Blame On Pilots in Boeing 737 Max Disasters. Brandy King, a spokeswoman for the airline explained as part of its labor contract with pilots, first officers can express a preference not to fly

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