# Incident 19890221017209I: Fokker F27FOKKER*, Bemidji, MN, February 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1989, 20:33 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji-Beltrami County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 47.4870° N, 94.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4870&lon=-94.8827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266MA-1995-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F27 (registry code 4990614, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27FOKKER*
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,630 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890221017209I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT INBOARD MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE DEPARTED ON TAKEOFF. CONTINUED FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. OUTER BEARING HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N266MA (2)

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

- [Incident 19911220061029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911220061029I), Dec 20, 1991: Fokker F27FOKKER* (N266MA), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Buzzing noise on final. Right engine RPM drop. NR2 engine turbine wheel missing blades.
- [Incident 19900915063909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915063909I), Sep 15, 1990: Fokker F27FOKKER* (N266MA), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. While taxiing to reposition aircraft it collided with maintenance van.

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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