NTSB FTW85FA202 — 1985-04-28 · AMARILLO, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N300SW

Make / Model: BOEING 737-3H4
Year of manufacture: 1984 · 1 years old at event
Engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES (2200 hp)
Seats / Engines: 149 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19841130
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A320F7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N300SW Boeing 737-300 Minor

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED IN A THUNDERSTORM, WINDS RECORDED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS RECOMMENDED FOR FULL REVERSE THRUST. THE ACFT HYDROPLANED, WEATHER-COCKED SLIGHTLY, AND SLID OFF THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE 300 FT WIDE RWY. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AT IMPACT WITH A RWY LIGHT, AND PENETRATED THE PRESSURE VESSEL. ONE PASSENGER REPORTED A MINOR INJURY DURING THE EVACUATION. REVERSE THRUST WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE ROLLOUT; HYDROPLANE SKID MARKS EXTENDED FROM AT OR NEAR THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT TO DEPARTURE FROM THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85FA202.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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