# Accident 19900722031479A: Boeing 737222, Kinston, NC, July 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1990, 14:55 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.3314° N, 77.6088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3314&lon=-77.6088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210US-1990-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722031479A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE WENT TO IDLE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. NOSE GEAR FAILED FROM STRESS AND FATIGUE. LEFT FUEL PUMP FAILED.

## 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 ATL90FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA146), Jul 22, 1990: Boeing 737-222 (N210US), Kinston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL SHAFT BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MACHINING BY THE REPAIR FACILITY DURING MAINTENANCE MODIFICATION OF THE PUMP AND IMPROPER PROCEDURES DURING OVERHAUL OF THE NOSE LANDING…

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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