# Incident 19860521027929I: Boeing 727251, Great Falls, MT, May 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1986, 18:09 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N258US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258US-1998-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521027929I

## Narrative

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

RECYCLED GEAR TO GET A SAFE INDICATION AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. LUBRICATED THE NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N258US (2)

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

- [Incident 19950413011259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950413011259I), Apr 13, 1995: Boeing 727251 (N258US), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 13, 1995 at approximately 1220 hours, a Boeing 727, N258US piloted by a kiwi international airlines experienced difficulties while landing…
- [Incident 19800722062269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722062269I), Jul 22, 1980: Boeing 727251 (N258US), Morgantown, WV. Rear airstairs came open in flight.

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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