kakspat

I didn't want to put the word "crash" in the subject, but I found this old picture and I would love to know more about what happened here?
Anyone have any details..?

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JohnnyB

Isn't this from Burbank when it overshot the runway?

Scott

This is a tale of some of the luckiest people alive! The 737-300 had completed an unstable approach to runway 8 at KBUR (Hollywod-Burbank, Ca.) Unfortunately, touchdown was fast and nearly 1/2 down the short runway. The jet penetrated a blast fence and traversed a major 4-lane road adjacent to the airport. The aircraft came to rest mere feet from the pumps at the depicted Chevron gas station. All passengers and crew evacuated safely, and a few cars were damaged. The 737 was stored on the airport premises for nearly a year and was subsequently written-off. Not sure of the ultimate disposition of the pilots; they were initially terminated, though the first officer may have been rehabilitated. There is very little margin for error at Burbank!!

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kakspat

I had always assumed that Southwest Airlines had a perfect track record. This proves otherwise.
Thank goodness no one was hurt. It was indeed a very close miss and would have been a tragedy had the jet moved on for a little further.

Why did the pilot comence his landing if his approach was so unstable?
I was always told that a bad approach = a bad landing.
I guess he learned his lesson the hard way.
Sad ending to a nice bird though.

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IFTNFS

That depends on what you consider a "perfect track record."

If it means they've never had one fatality, then yes, they've got a perfect record. But I'm pretty sure Burbank isn't the first time a WN plane has left the runway. I seem to remember something about N300SW getting some extensive damage on an off-runway excursion back in 1984 or '85. I'm curious now myself, so I'll check it out and let you know what I come across...

Rick

justin

I'm always a bit suspicious of the term perfect track record, as in most cases a little digging uncovers a more complex story. for example SQ are always talking of their perfect safety record before the Taipei crash, ignoring their fatal Learjet crash and the crash of their subsidiary Silk Air.

Justin

PS. I'm sure SW has an excellent record, this is a general point about all airlines

AlphaSigOU

True, Southwest has not had a fatal accident (read: plane crash with loss of life) in its entire 30+ year history.

Interestingly I flew on this exact same aircraft (I forget the reg number) a week before it was lost at BUR. If I remember correctly this was one of the ex-WP Logojets (the Thrifty Car Rental one, I think).

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Scott

What has typically attracted media attention is the "hull loss" (aircraft destruction) or massive fatality. There are occasionally mild "fender benders" involving runway excursions, catastrophic engine failures, (rare) taxiway collisions, or severe turbulence injuries/fatalities. Of course, the proliferation of mini-cams and digital cameras enhances the prospect of capturing the action for posterity.

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