Incident: Boeing 737
Dec 6, 2018 · Burbank, CA
NTSB numberDCA19IA036Event id20181206X45642
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 117
- Uninjured
Probable cause
(1) The flight crewmembers’ decision, due to plan continuation bias, to continue the approach despite indications of windshear and a higher-than-expected tailwind and (2) the flight crew’s misperception of the airplane’s touchdown point, which was farther down the runway than the crew assumed because of the faster-than-expected groundspeed. Contributing to the accident was Southwest Airlines’ lack of guidance to prompt flight crews to reassess operator-provided landing data when arrival weather conditions differ from those used in the original landing data calculation.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N752SW
- Year built
- 1999
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Landing Runway excursion
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR)0 nm (0 km) north
- Whiteman Airport (WHP)4 nm (8 km) north-west
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY)7 nm (12 km) west
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