ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325646
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| Date: | Saturday 30 November 1991 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2H4 Adv. |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N73SW |
| MSN: | 22673/826 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32985 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (HK3) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 107 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lubbock International Airport, TX (LBB) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ) |
| Lubbock International Airport, TX (LBB/KLBB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
The in flight collision with geese. A factor was the dark night.
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