# Incident 19970305007289I: Fokker F28MK0100, Middletown, PA, March 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1997, 18:55 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859US-2003-03-25) (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: 69
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,747 total, 4,220 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305007289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 5, 1997, AT 1855 HOURS A FOKKER 28, MODEL MK0100, REGISTRATION NUMBER 859US, REGISTERED TO US AIR INC, AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT) AFTER REPORTING THAT THE RADOME WAS STARTING TO COLLAPSE, AND THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS FLUCTUATING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 2315 HOURS AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. THE PILOT FELT SOMETHING GLANCE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A BIRD STRIKE. ALL COCKPIT GAUGES INDICATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DETROIT. AT 17,000 FEET THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RADOME STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MDT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGER. A BIRD STRIKE TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE GROUND CREWS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RADOME, RADAR, ANTENNA DRIVE ASSEMBLY, AND RADAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY. FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE GLIDE SCOPE, ILS ANTENNA, AND THE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED "OK" AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N859US (3)

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

- [Incident 19990627022709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627022709I), Jun 27, 1999: Fokker F28MK0100 (N859US), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. During pushback from jetway at rdu, the horizontal stabilizer of usaa 460 (N859) contacted the horizontal stabilizer of usa 1282 (N897) parked at an adjacent…
- [Incident 19950927035709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927035709I), Sep 27, 1995: Fokker F28MK0100 (N859US), Charlotte, NC. APU fire light came on descent to clt. Used fire bottles. Landed. No fire. Caused by steep descent angle. Overheat.
- [Incident 19950626021679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626021679I), Jun 26, 1995: Fokker F28MK0100 (N859US), Kansas City, MO. No gear down lights. Other panel lights unop. Landed safe. Reset flap assemetry. All lights worked.

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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