# Incident 19940501020739I: Fokker F28MK0100, Charlotte, NC, May 1, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1994, 13:09 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.2300° N, 80.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2300&lon=-80.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N890US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N890US-2005-07-08) (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: 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,792 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94IA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940501020739I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR IN UP POSITION. FOUND NOSE LANDING STEERING SYSTEM WAS IMPROPERLY RIGGED.

## 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 ATL94IA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA088), May 1, 1994: Fokker F28 MK 0100 (N890US), Charlotte, NC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER RIGGING OF THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N890US (2)

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

- [Incident 19960103001239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960103001239I), Jan 3, 1996: Fokker F28MK0100 (N890US), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 3, 1996, at 1520 EST a usair F28MK0100, N890US, lost the left outboard wheel and brake assembly while departing Pittsburgh international…
- [Incident 19930208051739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930208051739I), Feb 8, 1993: Fokker F28MK0100 (N890US), Syracuse, NY. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Made fly-by landed safely. Corrosion on down lock switch.

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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