Incident Overview
On March 5, 2000, Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, a scheduled passenger service from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in Burbank, California, overran the runway during landing. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-3T5 registered as N668SW, came to rest on a city street next to a Chevron gas station. The incident resulted in two passengers sustaining serious injuries and numerous minor injuries.
Investigation Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board investigated the incident and determined that the pilots attempted to land with excessive speed. Additionally, the air traffic controller had positioned the aircraft in a situation where the only alternative was a go-around. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and was written off, marking the 10th hull loss of a Boeing 737-300 and the first major accident in the airline's 29-year history.
Aftermath
Following the incident, Burbank Airport installed an engineered materials arrestor system at the east end of the runway involved in the overrun.