# Incident 19910213008899I: Boeing 7372X6C, Unalaska, AK, February 13, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1991, 12:39 local time
- Place: Unalaska, AK
- Airport: Unalaska
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MRKA
- Location: 53.8908° N, 166.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8908&lon=-166.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N672MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372X6C
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213008899I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON FINAL. AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND WING TIP HIT RUNWAY. MADE GO AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 ANC91IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA028), Feb 13, 1991: Boeing 737-200 (N672MA), Unalaska, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE WINDSHEAR ENCOUNTERED ON SHORT FINAL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RISING TERRAIN WITHIN 150 FEET OF THE RUNWAY, THE VARIABLE NATURE OF THE WIND DUE TO THE RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S…

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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