Boeing 737 classics operated by Southwest Airlines and Transbrasil have been substantially damaged in landing overruns in the USA and Brazil.
The Southwest 737-300 (N668SW) was operating on a flight on 5 March from Las Vegas to Burbank, near Los Angeles, with 142 people on board. The US National Transportation Safety Board says the aircraft made a steep approach "in excess" of 6° and touched down at 180kt (335km/h).
The 737 veered off the departure end of the runway and crashed through a blast fence at 32kt, coming to rest on the perimeter road next to a petrol station, after colliding with a car on the road. No one was seriously injured.
On 27 February, a 737-400 (PT-TEO) operated by Transbrasil overran on landing in heavy rain at Porto Alegre/Salgado Filho International airport in Brazil. The aircraft, leased from GE Capital Aviation Services, was being operated on an internal flight from from São Paulo, with more than 100 passengers and crew on board.
No serious injuries were reported.
Source: Flight International
