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SWA off twy at Nashville
It seems without bad injuries, but missing confirmation...
https://www.rt.com/usa/326056-southw...ash-nashville/ |
Per Southwest, Flight 31 exited a taxiway (not runway) after landing, on the way to the gate.
Statement below: At approximately 5:20pm local time, Southwest Airlines flight 31 from Houston Hobby Airport to Nashville International Airport exited the taxiway shortly after arriving into Nashville, as the airplane was approaching the arrival gate. The 133 passengers and five Crewmembers were safely evacuated from the plane and bussed into the airport, our Employees are currently working to support their needs. We are coordinating with local airport officials and responding agencies. The Safety of our Customers and Employees remains our primary focus. |
Umm. Maybe some PR spin on that? Flaps still seem to be fully extended and location looks quite remote. Maybe completely wrong of course!
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The Tennessean newspaper reports the aicraft slid off taxiway T4, which connects the SW (irony?) corner of the ramp to the hold areas for 20C, and then parallels 20C/02C on the east side.
There is a drainage sump, and even a creek (or crik, as they say in Tennessee - Sims Branch) along that taxiway near the ramp. Check google satellite imagery. [Edit - also a ditch/depression where the Murfreesboro Pike highway tunnels under T4, S, and runway 02C/20C, further south] Plane skids into ditch at Nashville International Airport, 8 injured https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nashville+International+Airport/@36.1304523,-86.6751453,1191m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xaaf78a5d943ea27b!6m1!1e1 |
Image that tends to confirm T4 taxiway (locator sign at far right under wing) with (unintelligible - <13? <2? <T3?) directional arrow.
Sunset in background, so aircraft facing NE or E. http://www.star-telegram.com/news/bu...nes%20nashvill EDIT - another story mentions "near the C Concourse". Could be T4 between J and the ramp. Sign would then be <J|T4| Sorry, I know it is a minor event, but my inner Sherlock is working overtime tonight. |
Image that tends to confirm T4 taxiway (locator sign at far right under wing) with (unintelligible - <13? <2? <T3?) directional arrow. Umm. Maybe some PR spin on that? Flaps still seem to be fully extended and location looks quite remote. Maybe completely wrong of course! I would think that the flaps would normally be raised by the time you were that near the ramp unless it was a very short (or fast) taxi. One of the news accounts said they landed on runway 13, that would indeed be a short taxi, looks like plenty of runway to make the turnoff for a short flight from HOU. In past incidents that I can remember loss of directional control taxiing in has been caused in some cases by shutting down an engine and losing hydraulics when some valve or relay sticks or a switch is out of position. I've never flown the '73. Is this a -300 with CFM's from the shape of the engines? |
flaps down as part of the evac checklist wait till the report comes out please
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T4 and J it is... video:
https://twitter.com/arokestay/status/676915599155568645 N649SW, 737-3H4, MSN 27719: https://s3.amazonaws.com/org.barkah.misc/ap_N649SW.jpg (AP/ ABC News) |
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dont know if this is accurate.. Here's the Southwest media statement from last night: Statement Regarding Flight #31 Southwest Airlines continues to work with officials related to Flight 31 today from Houston Hobby Airport to Nashville International Airport. December 15, 2015 Southwest Airlines continues to work with officials related to Flight 31 today from Houston Hobby Airport to Nashville International Airport. At approximately 5:20pm local time, the plane exited the taxiway shortly after arriving into Nashville, as the airplane was approaching the arrival gate. The 133 passengers and five Crewmembers were safely evacuated from the plane and bussed into the airport. Local EMS paramedics were on site to check Customers and reports indicate that eight passengers were transported to a local hospital; four have been evaluated and released. We do not have a status on passenger injuries but our Employees have remained onsite to support their needs. For the majority of the Customers onboard the flight, Nashville was their final destination. The remaining passengers were accommodated in hotels or transported to their final destination on an alternate aircraft. We received the required clearance from authorities to remove both checked and carryon luggage from the aircraft, and are working diligently to reunite customers with their items tonight and tomorrow. The necessary recovery crews are arriving onsite and we will work overnight to move the aircraft. The Safety of our Customers and Employees remains our primary focus. # # # |
At approximately 5:20pm local time, the plane exited the taxiway Customers and reports indicate that eight passengers were transported to a local hospital; |
Indeed, there's good reason to obey the seat-belt sign. It never fails to puzzle me folk do that to save no time at all in the end.
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Just wondering out loud here. How many of these were standing up to grab luggage out of the overhead bins when the plane hit the ditch? From what I heard a few (older) passengers got minor bumps and bruises during the incident, and others were injured during the emergency evacuation. |
Having flown on Southwest a few times, the flight attendants are pretty good about preventing people getting up before they are at the gate - usually some semi-joking instruction of 'no-no-no' or 'not yet' that. Good natured but gets the point across.
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Taxiway diagram -
http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1513/00282AD.PDF Rumor is they landed 20R and went B to T3 and wound up in the ditch at T4 & Juliet. At the link below scroll down to "RAW: Surveillance video of plane" to see the accident (I wish they had not edited it) - Southwest plane goes off taxiway after landing in Nashville | WKRN News 2 |
Overdue with this company's taxi history, no?
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Rumor is they landed 20R and went B to T3 and wound up in the ditch at T4 & Juliet. Overdue with this company's taxi history, no? But, they often taxi a lot faster than I do. :eek: Reminds me of the original Piedmont Airlines. |
wait till the report comes out please NTSB takes over Nashville Southwest wreck investigation Natalie Neysa Alund 9:47 a.m. CST December 18, 2015 The National Transportation Safety Board will now head the investigation into what caused a Southwest plane to wreck injuring nine passengers during taxi at the Nashville International Airport, a spokesman for the federal agency said Friday morning. The NTSB on Thursday determined Southwest Flight 31, a Boeing 737 that carried 139 people and slid off the runway into a ditch during taxi this week, sustained enough damage for its investigators to determine what caused the accident, NTSB spokesman Eric Weiss said. The FAA, who initially led the investigation, will assist, Weiss said. Southwest will likely also be a party in the investigation which authorities said could take up to a year to complete. A preliminary report into what caused the Tuesday evening wreck will likely not be released, he said. |
"emergency evacuation" really?
whats the emergency? |
Slid off the runway? It is a bit difficult to tell with the video but does it look like they taxied off or slid off? Not sure if the video is in real time, so does it look like they were taxiing a bit fast?
It was a long time ago but once upon a time, I did head toward a dark area while aiming for a couple of further away taxi lights and only intervention from the instructor saved my ass. Of course most experienced guys know to follow the centerline of the taxiway but I'm sure the investigators will at least ask if that scenario was a possible cause among the many other possible causes. |
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