# Incident 19951112041989I: Fokker F28MK4000, Chattanooga, TN, November 12, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1995, 15:37 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.0352° N, 85.2036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0352&lon=-85.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488US-2002-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,308 total, 471 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951112041989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING APPROACH TO CHATTANOOGA/LOVELL, TN USAA 1577, AN F-28-4000 EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. A FLY-BY OF THE CONTROL TOWER INDICATED THE NOSEGEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER MANUALLY EXTENDING THE GEAR USAA SAFELY LANDED ON RW 02 AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND PROVIDED GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO THE TERMINAL. THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT STAYED EXTENDED. AFTER THE FAULTY NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FOR A GEAR SWING CHECK AT A MAINTENANCE BASE.

## Other reports on N488US (2)

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

- [Incident 19980609024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609024679I), Jun 9, 1998: Fokker F28MK4000 (N488US), Portland, OR. Rudder flight controls cycled on/pff with uncommanded inputs occurring. Returned to pdx. Bypass switch intermittent.
- [Accident 19900616020462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616020462A), Jun 16, 1990: Fokker F28MK4000 (N488US), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Stopped on ramp rudder was struck by wing tip of aircraft that was in haste to taxi behind the aircraft.

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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