Boeing 737-300 N300SW

Summary

On 29 April 1985 at about 02:17 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered N300SW was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, United States. 133 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 April 1985 at 02:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Amarillo Intl (AMA)

Coordinates

35.2200, -101.7093

Aircraft

Boeing 737-300

Registration

N300SW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Amarillo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW85FA202

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT LANDED IN A THUNDERSTORM, WINDS RECORDED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS RECOMMENDED FOR FULL REVERSE THRUST. THE ACFT HYDROPLANED, WEATHER-COCKED SLIGHTLY, AND SLID OFF THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE 300 FT WIDE RWY. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AT IMPACT WITH A RWY LIGHT, AND PENETRATED THE PRESSURE VESSEL. ONE PASSENGER REPORTED A MINOR INJURY DURING THE EVACUATION. REVERSE THRUST WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE ROLLOUT; HYDROPLANE SKID MARKS EXTENDED FROM AT OR NEAR THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT TO DEPARTURE FROM THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.