35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 8, 1993 · 22:50 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MTNA
Aircraft
N707FE
Reported as
Fokker F27MK500
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,600 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR3 main wheel spun off axle after retraction into wheel well. Pilot unaware of wheel. Poor mechanic maintenance.
As the FAA filed it
NR3 MAIN WHEEL SPUN OFF AXLE AFTER RETRACTION INTO WHEEL WELL. PILOT UNAWARE OF WHEEL. POOR MECHANIC MAINTENANCE.