19970529017489I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-222 · Grand Rapids, MI · May 29, 1997

Date
May 29, 1997 · 11:50 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Aircraft
N7275U
Reported as
Boeing 727222
People aboard
66
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on may 29, 1997, at 11:50 EST, a B-727, N7275U, while taxiing on taxiway d&f right main tires went off pavement into the dirt, where it then got stuck. Investigation showed that the rt main landing gear did not sustain any damage. There was no injuries and passengers were deplaned via rear stairs at the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 29, 1997, AT 11:50 EST, A B-727, N7275U, WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY D&F RIGHT MAIN TIRES WENT OFF PAVEMENT INTO THE DIRT, WHERE IT THEN GOT STUCK. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED VIA REAR STAIRS AT THE TAXIWAY.