# Incident 19960621021899I: Fokker F28MK0100, Pittsburgh, PA, June 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1996, 16:50 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: N851US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851US-2003-03-28) (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: 82
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,917 total, 301 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621021899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 21, 1996, USAIR AIRCRAFT N851US, A F28MK0100, DEPARTED PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS FLIGHT 1050. AT LIFT OFF, FLIGHT CREW FELT SLIGHT VIBRATION. VIBRATION INCREASED BEFORE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. PASSENGER REPORTED SEEING A PIECE OF RUBBER GO BY THE WINDOW. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT. USAIR MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #1 TIRE HAD LOST ITS RECAP, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING UNDERSIDE, LEFT FLAP AND LEFT OTB. GEAR DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT OTB. GEAR DOOR AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS. REPAIRED LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE AND LT. WING INBD. FORE FLAP. SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT ISSUED.

## Other reports on N851US (4)

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

- [Incident 20011011027249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011011027249I), Oct 11, 2001: Fokker F28MK0100 (N851US), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative.
- [Incident 19930621035759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930621035759I), Jun 21, 1993: Fokker F28MK0100 (N851US), Islip, NY, Minor damage. Pilot blew four main tires on rollout. Passengers deplaned on runway. Had clogged hyd line filter on abs system.
- [Incident 19921105049049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105049049I), Nov 5, 1992: Fokker F28MK0100 (N851US), Albany, NY. Lost cabin pressure on climb. Emergency descent. Diverted to Albany. Replaced outflow valve.
- [Incident 19920728032269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920728032269I), Jul 28, 1992: Fokker F28MK0100 (N851US), Des Moines, IA. Nose gear not fully down on approach. Encountered turbulence and gear locked down. Landed safely.

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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