| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Saturday 30 November 1991 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2H4 Adv. |
| Operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N73SW |
| MSN: | 22673/826 |
| First flight: | 1981-12-11 (10 years) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32985 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (HK3) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 102 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 107 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Lubbock International Airport, TX (LBB) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ), United States of America |
| Lubbock International Airport, TX (LBB/KLBB), United States of America |
During final approach the aircraft collided with a flock of Canadian geese. One goose penetrated the pressure bulkhead through the radome. Another splattered debris over the pilot's windshield, and others damaged fairings, wing roots, and krueger flaps. The crew did not see the geese before impact. The co-pilot took over the controls from the pilot and landed the aircraft safely.
Probable Cause:
The in flight collision with geese. A factor was the dark night.
Accident investigation:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Albuquerque International Airport, NM to Lubbock International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 462 km (289 miles).
Distance from Albuquerque International Airport, NM to Lubbock International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 462 km (289 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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