# Incident 19780201005099I: Boeing 727, Greensboro, NC, February 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Winston Salem
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8836E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8836E-1995-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-225 (registry code 1384077, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT AT TOUCHDOWN, ANOTHER DURING LANDING ROLL. WHEEL LOCKED WITH ICE FROM PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N8836E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900214024209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900214024209I), Feb 14, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N8836E), Houston, TX. Nose gear unsafe light when gear extended. Landed safely. Found grease on sensor.
- [Incident 19790218006529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218006529I), Feb 18, 1979: Boeing 727225 (N8836E), Boston, MA. Returned for landing due to minor pressurization problem obstruction in inlet check valve.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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