# Incident 19900224002649I: Fokker F27MK200, Marquette, MI, February 24, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1990, 23:22 local time
- Place: Marquette, MI
- Airport: Marquette County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 46.5497° N, 87.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5497&lon=-87.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270MA-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.27-200 (registry code 4990620, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F27MK200
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,063 total, 264 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900224002649I

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA089), Feb 24, 1990: Fokker F-27-200 (N270MA), Marquette, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT.

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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