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SWA1248

April 28, 2020

A Southwest 737-700 runs off the end of the runway at Chicago Midway Airport. Find out how some miscalculations and bad calls caused this plane to run onto a road just beyond the airport. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1248

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0706.pdf

Research Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0706.pdf

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Ai...
In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags Southwest Airlines, Runway overrun, Chicago, Midway Airport, Snowy/ cold conditions, 737-700, 737
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