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| Date: | Friday 18 January 2019 |
| Time: | 20:03 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8687A |
| MSN: | 33937/5896 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9808 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 156 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA/KOMA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
| Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA/KOMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines Flight 1643, a Boeing 737, has suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 14R at Omaha Airport, Nebraska, USA.
Southwest said in a statement that the aircraft: "slid onto a runway overrun area while taxiing."
Weather reported about the time of the incident (2003Z):
KOMA 182029Z 05009G18KT 1 1/2SM -FZDZ BR OVC008 M06/M08 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 007V013 P0000 I1003 T10561078
KOMA 181952Z 05009G19KT 2SM -FZDZ BR OVC009 M05/M07 A2996 RMK AO2 SNE24 CIG 006V012 SLP157 P0000 I1001 T10501072
Sources:
New Photos :
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/southwest-ucagi-pistten-cikti-2/
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1086364719689146368
http://www.klkntv.com/story/39816598/breaking-plane-slides-off-runway-at-eppley-airfield
Location
Media:
Plane slides off runway at Eppley, all flights currently suspendedhttps://t.co/93yOMeOrna pic.twitter.com/M8i00bYK5j
— FOX 42 KPTM (@FOX42KPTM) January 18, 2019
Southwest Flight 1643 from LAS to OMA landed safely and slid onto a runway overrun area while taxiing. Customers deplaned the aircraft, with no reported injuries among the 150 Customers & six Crewmembers. Safety is our top priority, and we thank our Customers for their patience.
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) January 18, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2019 20:58 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Jan-2019 21:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2019 21:01 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2019 21:37 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2019 10:02 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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