Narrative:
A Boeing 737-700 of Southwest Airlines suffered a taxiway excursion and nose gear collapsed at Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO).
The aircraft was being taxied or pulled to a maintenance hangar when the accident happened. Consequently runway 18L/36 was closed.
» Orlando Sentinel
© Westley Bencon
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 2015 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-73V (WL) |
| Operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N561WN |
| MSN: | 32417/1285 |
| First flight: | 2003-02-12 (12 years 6 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
A Boeing 737-700 of Southwest Airlines suffered a taxiway excursion and nose gear collapsed at Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO).
The aircraft was being taxied or pulled to a maintenance hangar when the accident happened. Consequently runway 18L/36 was closed.
Classification:
Taxiway excursion
Sources:
» NBC» Orlando Sentinel
Photos
Video, social media
© Westley Bencon
Southwest plane skids off pavement at Orlando International Airport; no passengers on board: http://t.co/AyESsayZla pic.twitter.com/Wf1icbPBJx
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) August 12, 2015Images from @WESH of a @SouthwestAir plane off the runway and nose down in the mud in Orlando. More @NBCDFW overnight pic.twitter.com/p4VpfP3Rb9
— Stefan Gorman (@StefanGorman) August 12, 2015This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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