# Incident 19920407011919I: Fokker F28MK0100, Des Moines, IA, April 7, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1992, 11:33 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888AU-2005-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920407011919I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION OPN DEPARTURE. RECYCLED GEAR. OBSERVED SAFE INDICATION. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N888AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19980910035789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910035789I), Sep 10, 1998: Fokker F28MK0100 (N888AU), Norfolk, VA. Usair flt 1041 departed Norfolk (orf) 09:46 1C1 en route to pittsburg (pit). After rotation a no. 2 engine fire light illuminated. The crew shut down the no. 2…

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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