# Incident 19851218076629I: Boeing 727222, Allentown, PA, December 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1985, 19:17 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Bethlehem Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7272U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7272U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 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/19851218076629I

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED TAIL SKID DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N7272U (1)

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

- [Incident 19851031070599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031070599I), Oct 31, 1985: Boeing 727222 (N7272U), Chicago, IL. Public complaints when aircraft publicity referenced flight with 250 pound pumpkin in passenger seat.

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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