# Incident 19971021033749I: Boeing 727100, Pittsburgh, PA, October 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1997, 05:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- 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: N413EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413EX-2001-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-51C (registry code 1384015, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-51c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971021033749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INTERVIEW WITH FED EX RAMP AGENT HENRY NEIL REVEALED THAT FLIGHT 615, B-727, LANDED R/W 10L, WHERE UPON THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE INCORRECT CARGO RAMP. THE CAPTAIN MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE TO RELOCATE TO THE ADJACENT RAMP. THE EXHAUST FROM THE ENGINES WERE SUCH THAT A WIGGINS AIRWAYS (DBA FED EX CARGO) AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT, A C-208B (N757FX), WILL HAVE TO HAVE ITS RUDDER AND ELEVATORS REPLACED TO BE RETURNED TO FLYING SERVICE. THE INTERVIEW WAS LATER CORROBORATED BY STATEMENTS TAKEN FROM THE RAMP AGENT AND WIGGINS PILOT AND, THEN, SUBSEQUENT REVIEW OF PIT ATCT TAPES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N413EX (1)

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

- [Incident 19981218042749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981218042749I), Dec 18, 1998: Boeing 72751C (N413EX), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. On 12/18/98 at 0810 EST, a B-727-51C, N413EX, operated by ryan international (ryna) landed on runway 22 at the Rochester-monroe county airport, NY. Eye witness…

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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