Overview
- Surveillance footage shows the Boeing 737-8 MAX sliding off the runway at IAH and coming to rest in the grass with the jet tilted.
- An NTSB performance study says speed brakes retracted after touchdown, disengaging autobrakes, and reverse thrust was later reduced, yielding insufficient deceleration.
- A preliminary report notes the left main landing gear departed the pavement, struck a recessed concrete structure, and separated.
- Cockpit transcripts identify Captain Alireza Johartchi and First Officer Michael Dickson, with audio capturing the captain’s apologies, shock, and concern about discipline and social-media exposure.
- Roughly 160 passengers were evacuated without reported injuries, and the investigation remains open with no final probable cause issued.