A man has been struck and killed by a Boeing 737 after he walked along an airport runway. The unidentified victim – believed to be a trespasser – died after being hit by the Southwest plane at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas on Thursday evening. CBS News reported that the plane’s pilot saw the man before hitting him, and tried to maneuver the jet out of the way, but was unable to do so. An airport driver found the man’s remains on the runway shortly afterwards. Medical help was summoned, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. A photo of the plane involved shows a huge dent on its cowling (engine housing) believed to have been caused by the moment of impact. The runway where the man was struck was closed for further investigation, with Austin-Bergstrom’s second runway remaining open. No-one on the affected plane, which had come from Dallas, was injured, with all on board disembarking shortly afterwards. The man killed did not have any identification on him, and was not wearing an airport uniform. Police are continuing to investigate who he is, how he got onto the runway, and what he was doing there.

A Southwest spokesman told Fox7: ‘Southwest is fully cooperating with local law enforcement and FAA as those agencies investigate the event. We sincerely thank our Crew for their professionalism and swift response.

You're sick......but you make me laugh.......I hate you.

It looked like he hit the side of the cowling. I doubt he was ingested.

I'm thinking it's the first suicide by jetliner.

The article didn't say if the plane was taxiing, taking off, or landing. Could've been any of the three.

I'm thinking it's the first suicide by jetliner.

With less flights its harder than it used to be.
RR,
I figure on take off he definitely would have been sucked in.
Taxiing? That is a heck of a dent and I still think he would have been sucked in, unless the jet was turning into him, but it said he was on the runway..
I guess with as few flights as there are the pilot could have been spoiling up as he turned onto the runway...

Except for 9/11, Gremanwings 9525, EgyptAir 990 and a lot of others.

Another time, another place.

Pugs - thanks for the first-hand account. It is always good to hear the story from someone who was a witness.

LOL!!!

Sir Dumb of Azz out wandering around on a runway.
Gets squashed like a bug by a jet.
And its reads like a tragedy the crew has to endure now???

Fugg they got a kill now.
Own it with pride.
Spray paint a kill mark on the nose of the plane.
Something that looks like a bum pushing a full of schit shopping cart around.



LOL!!

Haha it was this dumbass...his kinfolk get run over by trains too

Bit of hyperbole there. I was there that night and saw it happen live from my chair in ready one. No one had any clue he'd gone down the intake until he fell out on the deck. Cat 3 is dark as all get out and when the motor FOD'ed everyone's night vision was shot. I doubt he would have made it down to the compressor, the bullet nose on the J52P408 doesn't leave much space but he was sure deaf on TR-TV that next night.

Apparently (from a SWA guy) the Austin guy got hit right after the nose gear came down on landing. Gotta feels bad for the crew. The guy on the runway, meh, he had to know he was there and it's not like a 737 doesn't have 1.3 gigwatts of landing lights.

The article didn't say if the plane was taxiing, taking off, or landing. Could've been any of the three.

Who would taxi at the speed required to
cause such level of cowling damage?
Even when back tracking, would they
get up that kind of speed ?

My question earlier.
Saving you the read thru, it was just after the nose wheel came down...

Would it be bad to say I hope they can't identify the Darwin award winner?

Race of Victim: Burnt Turkey

Another corvid 19 death.

Darwin Award Silver Star