# Incident 19971230041339I: Boeing 727251, Pittsburgh, PA, December 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1997, 23:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: P9RA
- 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: N281US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281US-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971230041339I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SLSID OFF SNOW COVERED TAXIWAY ONTO CRASSY AREA. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N281US (2)

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

- [Incident 19900825049569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825049569I), Aug 25, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Milwaukee, WI. A system hydraulic failure on final. Landed safely. Flow control valve body was cracked in left wheel well.
- [Incident 19800111013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111013519I), Jan 11, 1980: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Minneapolis, MN. Trailing edge flap asymmetry trip on takeoff. Inboard trailing edge flap jack screws lubricated.

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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