# Incident 19891121057639I: Boeing 727251, Indianapolis, IN, November 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N263US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263US-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891121057639I

## Narrative

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

HIT JETWAY ON DEPARTURE FROM GATE. MARSHAL GIVING GUIDANCE. JET RAMP HAD NOT BEEN MOVED A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE.

## Other reports on N263US (3)

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

- [Incident 19920114001729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920114001729I), Jan 14, 1992: Boeing 727251 (N263US), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Nose wheel tires blew on rollout. Found snow packed in brake area. Brakes were frozen and wheels locked up.
- [Incident 19860903061559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860903061559I), Sep 3, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N263US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Engine shut down after takeoff due to high temperature. Found failed turbine blade.
- [Incident 19791029053649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053649I), Oct 29, 1979: Boeing 727251 (N263US), Detroit, MI. Outboard flaps would not retract above 8 degrees. Ferried to base for repair.

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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