# Incident 19970303008629I: Boeing 727247, Austin, TX, March 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1997, 13:15 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2809W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2809W-2000-02-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-247 (registry code 138408F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727247
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 1,286 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970303008629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER A SUCCESSFUL APPROACH AND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAXIWAY AND DAMAGED #2 MAIN TIRE. #2 WHEEL ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THIS WAS DUE TO INATTENTION OF PIC WHO WAS DISTRACTED WHEN NAVIGATOR CHART FELL NEAR HIS FEET.

## Other reports on N2809W (3)

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

- [Incident 19980109011939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980109011939I), Jan 9, 1998: Boeing 727247 (N2809W), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on January 9, 1998, at 20:26 lt., delta flight no. 1783 departed iah under VMC. At about 7000 feet during climb the aircraft struck a flock of snow…
- [Incident 19980102004329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102004329I), Jan 2, 1998: Boeing 727247 (N2809W), Albany, NY. Narrative: during push back operation, tug slipped on ice on ramp causing tow bar to exceed nose gear turn limit. Safety pins on tow bar broke, causing…
- [Accident 19970706021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706021219A), Jul 6, 1997: Boeing 727247 (N2809W), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. The captain reported a normal flight and that the landing approach was stabilized. He stated that the wind was right down the runway for the landing. As the…

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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