Incident · 2011-04-26

What the record says

Event date

2011-04-26

Event type

Incident

Highest injury level

No injuries

Aircraft

BOEING 737-7Q8 (N799SW)

Operating rule

Part 121

Operator

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO. Operator named in NTSB report

Operated by (per NTSB report)

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO

Probable cause

The flight crew's delayed deployment of the speedbrakes and thrust reversers, resulting in insufficient runway remaining to bring the airplane to a stop. Contributing to the delay in deployment of these stopping devices was the flight crew's inadequate monitoring of the airplane's configuration after touchdown, likely as a result of being distracted by a perceived lack of wheel braking effectiveness. Contributing to the incident was the flight crew's omission of the Before Landing checklist, which includes an item to verify speedbrake arming before touchdown, as a result of workload and operational distractions during the approach phase of flight.

Flight crew

No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.