Accident · 2003-05-24

NTSB case FTW03MA160 · Boeing 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-05-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (N343SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the flight crew's failure to align the airplane's ground track with the runway centerline before touchdown and the flight crew's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's decision to continue the approach and to land with a thunderstorm (with associated gusty and variable winds) reported at the airport and the heavy rain, which reduced the flight crew's visibility on short final.

Source: NTSB case FTW03MA160

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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