WestJet Flight 846 Runway Overrun at Ottawa

Incident Overview and Aircraft Status WestJet Flight 846, a Boeing 737-700 with registration C-GLWS and serial number 32581, was operating a scheduled flight from Calgary, Alberta, to Ottawa, Ontario. The aircraft carried 86 passengers and 6 crew members. It had one thrust reverser inoperative, but was released for flight under WestJet MEL 78-1-1 Footnote 1. The flight was cleared for an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to Runway 07 at Ottawa's MacDonald Cartier International Airport. The crew was advised of a considerable tailwind on approach, which was reported to decrease to nil by touchdown. Braking action was variously reported as poor and fair. At 2258 eastern standard time, the aircraft touched down but was unable to stop before the end of the runway. It came to rest approximately 200 feet off the departure end of Runway 07. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, and no damage to the aircraft.