# Incident 19930427016319I: Boeing 727251, Detroit, MI, April 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1993, 20:20 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N299US-2007-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,708 total, 2,445 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427016319I

## Narrative

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

GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS MISSING.

## Other reports on N299US (2)

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

- [Incident 19940616022789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940616022789I), Jun 16, 1994: Boeing 727251 (N299US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. NR1 and NR2 main landing gear tires blew on landing.
- [Incident 19801009073419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009073419I), Oct 9, 1980: Boeing 727200 (N299US), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Encountered multiple bird strike. Safe landing made.

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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