American B737 at San Antonio on Jun 3rd 2017, rejected takeoff results in runway excursion

Last Update: June 3, 2017 / 21:53:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 3, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2214

Departure
San Antonio, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N954AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

Airport
San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio

Airport ICAO Code
KSAT

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N954AN performing flight AA-2214 from San Antonio,TX to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) with 38 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from San Antonio's runway 13R at about 09:32L (14:32Z) when the crew rejected takeoff at low speed, the aircraft veered right off the runway and came to a stop on soft ground to the right of the runway just past taxiway K about 300 meters/1000 feet down the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained no damage. The passengers disembarked via stairs.

San Antonio Airport reported flight AA-2214, a Boeing 737, rejected takeoff for unknown reason and veered off the runway. Emergency Services responded, secured the aircraft and site and assisted the passengers disembarking via stairs. The runway needed to be closed until the aircraft could be moved off the runway. The other runway available for commercial traffic, 04/22, was closed due to construction work at the time of the occurrence and was re-opened following the occurrence.

Flight AA-2214, Albuquerque,NM to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX, had diverted to San Antonio due to weather the previous day. At the same time the scheduled flight AA-2412 from San Antonio to Dallas Ft. Worth, an Airbus A321-200 registration N986AN, was taxiing for departure, too.

Related NOTAMs:
06/021 (A0729/17) - TWY K CLSD. 03 JUN 19:56 2017 UNTIL 04 JUN 18:00 2017. CREATED: 03 JUN 19:56 2017

06/020 (A0727/17) - RWY 04/22 SAFETY AREA NOT STD AT TWY G. 03 JUN 18:30 2017 UNTIL 05 JUN 23:00 2017. CREATED: 03 JUN 18:24 2017

06/019 - SVC TFC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALERT SEE ATCSCC MSG 072. 03 JUN 16:45 2017 UNTIL 06 JUN 20:43 2017. CREATED: 03 JUN 16:45 2017

06/018 (A0723/17) - RWY 13R/31L CLSD. 03 JUN 16:21 2017 UNTIL 04 JUN 16:30 2017. CREATED: 03 JUN 16:21 2017

Metars:
KSAT 031651Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT025 BKN050 BKN250 28/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02780211=
KSAT 031611Z 19007KT 10SM BKN023 BKN045 BKN250 27/21 A2995 RMK AO2 CU BLDG N T02670211=
KSAT 031551Z 12006KT 10SM SCT016 BKN034 BKN140 27/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02670211=
KSAT 031451Z 10006KT 10SM SCT010 BKN026 BKN140 26/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP124 60006 T02560217 53001=
KSAT 031351Z 13008KT 10SM BKN009 BKN100 OVC250 24/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP122 BKN009 V SCT T02440228=
KSAT 031251Z 15008KT 9SM SCT012 BKN095 BKN250 23/22 A2992 RMK AO2 RAE48 SLP114 P0006 T02330222=
KSAT 031151Z 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT010 BKN025 BKN200 23/22 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND NW RAB42 SLP124 P0000 60000 T02330222 10250 20233 53023=
KSAT 031051Z 00000KT 10SM SCT010 BKN016 OVC023 24/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02390222=
KSAT 030958Z 12007KT 10SM SCT011 BKN022 23/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02330217=
KSAT 030951Z 12005KT 10SM SCT009 BKN030 23/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02330217=