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| Date: | Thursday 11 April 2024 |
| Time: | 05:11 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8788L |
| MSN: | 67777/8392 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Kauai Island/Lihue Airport, HI (LIH) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) |
| Kauai Island/Lihue Airport, HI (LIH/PHLI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN2786 performed a missed approach to Kauai Island/Lihue Airport, HI (LIH) when the aircraft experienced an excessive descent of 4400 feet per minute which stopped at a height of 400 feet above the surface of the water.
METAR:
PHLI 120430Z 11015G24KT 3SM BR SCT010 BKN042 OVC070 23/22 A2991 RMK AO2 T02280217 $,M
PHLI 120448Z 11020G26KT 6SM BR BKN012 BKN043 OVC070 22/21 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/0446 $,M
PHLI 120453Z 12019G26KT 6SM BR SCT010 BKN047 OVC065 23/21 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/0446 SLP126 T02280211 $,M
PHLI 120505Z 11017G24KT 4SM BR FEW007 BKN019 OVC047 23/21 A2991 RMK AO2 T02280211 $,M
PHLI 120515Z 12017KT 2SM BR SCT007 BKN018 OVC046 23/22 A2992 RMK AO2 T02280217 $,M
PHLI 120518Z 12015G23KT 2SM BR FEW007 BKN014 OVC030 23/22 A2992 RMK AO2 T02280217 $,M
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/southwest-excessive-descent-hawaii/
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac1789&lat=21.991&lon=-159.314&zoom=13.5&showTrace=2024-04-12&trackLabels
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2024 08:13 | fx128 | Added |
| 17-Jun-2024 08:19 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Jun-2024 08:20 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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