# Incident 19921206055779I: Boeing 727277, Orlando, FL, December 6, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1992, 21:40 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 28.4294° N, 81.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO INTL (MCO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4294&lon=-81.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420DA-2001-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-232 (registry code 1384082, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727277
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,716 total, 544 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206055779I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN HIT THE TAIL SKID OF THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY DURING LANDING. TAIL SKID BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N420DA (2)

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

- [Incident 20000124000089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000124000089I), Jan 24, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N420DA), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On January 24, 2000, at 2220E, a B-727-232, s/n 21273, registered as N420DA, operated by "dala" as flight #495 was enroute from "buf" to "alt" when the…
- [Incident 19790930049279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930049279I), Sep 30, 1979: Boeing 727 (N420DA), Houston, TX. Engine shut down due to low oil pressure. Compressor section seized.

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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