# Incident 19960103001239I: Fokker F28MK0100, Pittsburgh, PA, January 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1996, 16:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&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: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,440 total, 3,007 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/19960103001239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 3, 1996, AT 1520 EST A USAIR F28MK0100, N890US, LOST THE LEFT OUTBOARD WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WHILE DEPARTING PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT BY USAIR, INC. UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE WHEEL WAS NEVER INSTALLED CORRECTLY RESULTING IN WHEEL AND BRAKE SEPARATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N890US (2)

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

- [Incident 19940501020739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940501020739I), May 1, 1994: Fokker F28MK0100 (N890US), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landing with nose gear in up position. Found nose landing steering system was improperly rigged.
- [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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