Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 was a scheduled passenger flight from McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Burbank, California, that overran the runway during landing on March 5, 2000. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-3T5, registration came to rest on a city street adjacent to a gas station. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the incident was due to the pilots attempting to land with excessive speed. They also found that the air traffic controller placed them in a position from which their only option was a go around. Two of the passengers were seriously injured, and there were many minor injuries. As a result of the incident, the airport installed an Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) at the east end of the incident runway. The aircraft was written off, making the incident the 10th hull loss of a Boeing 737-300. This was the first major accident in the airline's 29-year history. Aircraft and crew The aircraft was a 15 year old Boeing 737-3T5 (registration ). The 737 was one of the oldest aircraft in Southwest's fleet, having been originally built for Orion Airways in 1984. The aircraft was powered by two CFM International CFM56-3B1 turbofan engines. The captain was 52-year-old Howard Peterson, who had been with Southwest Airlines since 1988 and had logged 11,000 flight hours, including 9,870 hours on the Boeing 737. The first officer was 43-year-old Jeffrey D. Erwin, who had been with Southwest Airlines since 1995 and had 5,032 flight hours, with 2,522 of them on the Boeing 737. Peterson served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1970 to 1975, then flew for United Airlines from 1975 to 1977, and then flew for Wien Air Alaska from 1977 to 1979, and also flew for Coleman Air Transport from 1979 to 1980, before flying for EG&G from 1980 to 1988. Erwin also served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1983 to 1995. Accident Flight 1455 departed McCarran International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada, at 1650, more than 2 hours behind schedule due to inclement weather in the area. At 18:04:02, when the aircraft was north of the BUR outer marker, the SoCal approach controller instructed the aircraft to maintain or greater until further notice. The controller later informed the captain to place the aircraft into the approach pattern between two other flights. The captain acknowledged the instructions. At 18:04:42