Southwest Airlines Flight 1392

Southwest Airlines Flight 1392 was a scheduled flight operated by Southwest Airlines between Dallas Love Field and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. On 7 May 2020, an adult male pedestrian was struck and killed by the aircraft operating the route, a Boeing 737-7H4, as it landed in Austin, having made his way onto runway 17R as the aircraft began to land. No injuries to passengers or crew in the aircraft were reported, however the plane sustained substantial damage to its No. 1 engine nacelle., Flight 1392 reported that they "saw an unauthorized individual" on the runway before the plane landed. A short time later, a pilot on Flight 1392 reported seeing a person on the runway shortly after the plane touched down. A subsequent search with an airport operation vehicle found a body on the runway and the adult victim was declared dead at the scene. A spokesman with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said that "no lifesaving measures" were performed because "the person was obviously deceased."
The victim, while currently unidentified, was presumably not supposed to be on the runway at the time.

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