Boeing 737: Deviation Altitude Overshoot incidents
932 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports for “Boeing 737” aircraft categorised as “Deviation Altitude Overshoot”.
932Total reports
34Years with data
Reports by year
Recent report synopses
- 2026-01 B737 flight crew reported receiving a low altitude alert and a descent rate inquiry from ATC during the final approach segment of an RNAV approach. Flight crew over-corrected manually after failing to set the appropriate altitude in the alerter.
- 2026-01 B737 Captain reported being high on the crossing restriction at PERKN and MEEGO while on the CAVLR6 STAR into IAD and believes the STAR may be built too steep for the aircraft.
- 2026-01 B737 First Officer reported flap malfunction on short final.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.