# Incident 19980102004329I: Boeing 727247, Albany, NY, January 2, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1998, 00:30 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&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
- People aboard: 54
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102004329I

## Narrative

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

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 AIRCRAFT TO DISCONNECT FROM TUG. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED MINOR CUT ON FACE, WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## 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…
- [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…
- [Incident 19970303008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970303008629I), Mar 3, 1997: Boeing 727247 (N2809W), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: after a successful approach and landing, the aircraft departed taxiway and damaged #2 main tire. #2 wheel assembly replaced. This was due to…

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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