Boeing 737-823 N834NN

Summary

On 28 May 2021 at about 17:40 local time, a Boeing 737-823 registered N834NN, operated by American Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, United States. 166 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 May 2021 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas Fort Worth Internationa (DFW)

Coordinates

32.8970, -97.0432

Aircraft

Boeing 737-823

Registration

N834NN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Nassau

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA21LA137

Nobody was injured.

The captain’s decision to adjust his flight instruments while taxiing the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 28, 2021, at 12:40 PM central daylight time, American Airlines flight 1005, a Boeing 737-800, N834NN, struck a light pole while taxing for takeoff at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. There were no injuries to the 166 passengers and crew onboard. The airplane was substantially damaged. The regularly scheduled international passenger flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from DFW to the Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS), Nassau, Bahamas. According to the flight crew, this was the Captain’s first flight of the month after being on vacation, and it was the first officer’s (FO) first day back flying since September 2020 due to furlough. The flight crew indicated that prior to pushback, they had setup the airplane for a south departure from DFW. However, after being pushed back, they completed the After Start Checklist and then noticed that the other traffic was departing to the north. After confirming this by tuning in the Automated Terminal Information System (ATIS), they updated their departure clearance before calling the ramp for taxi clearance. The captain stated that the airplane must have veered left of centerline as he and the FO’s attention was focused inside the cockpit as they were reconfiguring the instruments. The captain indicated that the left wing struck a light pole, as he was adjusting the course and heading knobs. The captain stopped the airplane, called ground control, and the airplane was subsequently towed back to the gate. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Post-flight inspection revealed substantial damage to the left wing, including damage to the number 1 leading edge slat, wing skin, front spar, and track ribs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.