# Accident 19980226007449A: Fokker F28MK0100, Birmingham, AL, February 26, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 26, 1998, 17:29 local time - Place: Birmingham, AL - Airport: Birmingham Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: USAA - Location: 33.5701° N, 86.7102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5701&lon=-86.7102&mi=10 - Aircraft: N867US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N867US-2004-02-03) (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 - Reported engine: RROYCE TAY65015 - People aboard: 91 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 16,758 total, 2,810 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA089) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980226007449A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FINAL. BLEW HOLES IN HYDRO SYSTEM LINES. ALTERNATE USED BLEW TIRES LDG. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. (.4)WHILE FLYING IN PRECIPITATION DEVIATING WITHIN 10 MILES FROM THE EDGE OF A LEVEL 5 THUNDERSTORM ASSOCIATED WITH A SQUALL LINE, THE AIRPLANE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ARCHING DAMAGE TO THE NO. 1 ELEVATOR PRESSURE AND NO. 2 ELEVATOR RETURN HYDRAULIC LINES RESULTED IN DEPLETION OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE NOS. 1 AND 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIRS. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED ON A WET RUNWAY AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, 2 OF THE 4 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES RUPTURED. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ACROSS GRASS, AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED. A LOOSE CANON PLUG AT THE PARKING BRAKE SHUTOFF VALVE WAS DISCOVERED WHICH PREVENTED THE OPERATION OF THE ALTERNATE ANTISKID SYSTEM. THAT AREA WAS INSPECTED 2 DAYS EARLIER. THE AIRPLANE WAS ONLY EQUIPPED BY DESIGN WITH 1 BONDING STRAP LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE FOR THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER; WHICH FAILED. ADVISORY CIRCULAR RECOMMENDS THAT THE AREA BE DESIGNATED FOR CARRYING SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT, BUT THE AIRPLA NE WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR SUCH. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOT PROVIDED CONVECTIVE SIGMETS FOR THE CENTRAL U.S., WHICH INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER BIRMINGHAM. THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS NEAR THE BOUNDARY OF THE EAST AND CENTRAL REGIONS FOR CONVECTIVE SIGMETS. THE AIRLINE DOES NOT CONDUCT WEATHER RADAR TRAINING IN RECURRENT, UPGRADE, OR REQUALIFICATION TRAINING. THE DISPATCHER DID NOT PROVIDE TO THE FLIGHT CREW WEATHER WATCHES THAT WERE AVAILABLE 15 MINUTES BEFORE AND AFTER THE FLIGHT DEPARTED. (-23)LIGTHING STRIKE ON FINAL, BLEW HOLES IN BOTH #1 AND #2 SYST. HYDRALIC LINES, WHEN ACFT LANDED 3 OF THE MAIN TIRES BLEW CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR. SHEARED OFF AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH NOSE ON TAXI WAY, NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION PAX TAKEN TO TERMINAL ON BUSES ON INJURIES. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA98FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA089), Feb 26, 1998: Fokker F28 MK 0100 (N867US), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Were the 1) the inoperative alternate anti-skid control valve due to the disconnected electrical connector on the parking brake shut-off valve, the area was inspected 2 days earlier 2) the total loss… ## Other reports on N867US (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19990626022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626022859I), Jun 26, 1999: Fokker F28MK0100 (N867US), Wilmington, NC, Minor damage. (-23) On June 26, 1999 at 18:10 EST a usairways F-28-MK0100 experienced a left main brake fire on landing at ilm. Once aircraft came to a stop airport fire… - [Incident 19930507017479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930507017479I), May 7, 1993: Fokker F28MK0100 (N867US), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Left main gear departed aircraft on rollout. Left gear torque links and shimmy damper spacers were transposed. - [Incident 19920703027579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703027579I), Jul 3, 1992: Fokker F28MK0100 (N867US), Greensboro, NC. NR1 engine vibration alert indication. No other indications. Landed without incident. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.