# Incident 19851220069199I: Boeing 727247, Great Falls, MT, December 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WALA
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2813W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2813W-2001-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- People aboard: 51
- 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/19851220069199I

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO RAMP DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N2813W (1)

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

- [Incident 19911028053909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911028053909I), Oct 28, 1991: Boeing 727247 (N2813W), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Departed taxiway while taxiing to gate. Had to request a tow vehicle. Tire blew while rolling over taxiway light.

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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