Southwest B737 at Hartford on Feb 25th 2019, wing tip strike on landing
Last Update: February 27, 2019 / 07:48:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 25, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-2169
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Hartford, United States
Aircraft Registration
N759GS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Airport ICAO Code
KBDL
On Feb 26th 2019 the FAA reported the aircraft suffered a wing tip strike while attempting to land in strong winds at 23:42Z. The aircraft sustained unknown damage, there were "unknown" injuries.
On Feb 27th 2019 the airline confirmed the right hand wing sustained damage, there were no injuries on board. They are conducting an internal investigation of the occurrence.
Passengers reported the aircraft made three approaches in severe turbulence causing a number of passengers to vomit. The first approach was aborted very late into the approach, the second and third were aborted too early for any ground contact. The fourth approach, to Providence, was normal.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 16 hours after landing.
Metars:
KBDL 260251Z 31017G34KT 10SM BKN055 BKN200 M02/M13 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 30039/0158 SLP179 60000 T10221128 53050=
KBDL 260151Z 29026G37KT 10SM SCT045 M02/M13 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 27048/0102 SNB07E14 SLP159 P0000 T10171128=
KBDL 260051Z 29023G38KT 10SM BKN041 M02/M12 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 28048/0015 SLP144 T10171117=
KBDL 252351Z 29026G35KT 10SM FEW034 M02/M11 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 28046/2321 SLP128 4/002 60000 T10171111 10028 21017 53042=
KBDL 252251Z 27031G48KT 10SM SCT034 M01/M11 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 28052/2232 PRESRR SLP112 VIRGA SW AND NW T10111111=
KBDL 252151Z 30029G41KT 10SM SCT042 00/M11 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 29055/2117 SLP099 VIRGA NE-E P0000 T00001106=
KBDL 252051Z 29032G44KT 10SM BKN065 01/M12 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 27048/2028 SLP086 VIRGA NE-E T00111122 53032=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 25, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-2169
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Hartford, United States
Aircraft Registration
N759GS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
Airport ICAO Code
KBDL
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