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National Transportation Safety runway animation exceeded 1248 Southwest Airlines Chicago Midway

National Transportation Safety runway animation exceeded 1248 Southwest Airlines Chicago Midway


National Transportation Safety runway animation exceeded 1248 Southwest Airlines Chicago Midway


Courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board

Aircraft accident report
Beyond the runway and crash
Southwest Airlines Flight 1248
Boeing 737 - 7H4, N471WN
Chicago International Airport in the middle of the road
Chicago, Illinois
December 8, 2005
National Transportation Safety Board No. AAR-07/06
NTIS number PB2007 - 910407

Executive Summary: On December 8, 2005, about 1914 central standard time, Southwest Airlines (SWA) flight 1248, a Boeing 737 - 7H4, N471WN, ran off the departure end of runway 31C after landing at Chicago International Airport in the middle of the road, Chicago, Illinois. The airplane rolled through a blast fence, an airport perimeter fence, and onto an adjacent roadway, where it struck an automobile before coming to a stop. A child in the automobile was killed, one automobile occupant received serious injuries, and three other automobile occupants received minor injuries. Eighteen of the 103 airplane occupants (98 passengers, 3 flight attendants, and 2 pilots) received minor injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 and had departed from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, about 1758 eastern standard time. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan.

The National Council for Transport Safety said the probable cause of this accident was the failure of pilots to use the reverse direction are available in a timely manner to safely slow or stop the aircraft after landing, which caused the overflow. This happened because of the failure of the first test pilots and non-familiarity with the automatic braking system were given their tendency to use the reverser during landing difficult.



Safety issues discussed in this report contains the resolutions of the crew and procedures, and clarity of the assumptions used in computers for the performance of the Council, and policies Kyaw, guidance and training, and evaluations after the arrival of fall and margins reviews the safety of the tracks surface and reports measurements of friction brake the aircraft, and the areas the safety of the runway.




National Transportation Safety runway animation exceeded 1248 Southwest Airlines Chicago Midway

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