# Incident 19980331009899I: Boeing 727277, Des Moines, IA, March 31, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1998, 07:07 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FEDA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246FE-2009-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-277 (registry code 138408S, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-277) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727277
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,720 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980331009899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 31R & SUBSEQUENTLY SLID OFF DEPARTURE END AND TAXIWAY D6. DSM ATC STATED OBSERVED FL 1500 MAKING APPROACH, LANDING, AND ROLL-OUT APPEAR TO BE NORMAL.

## Other reports on N246FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19900518032509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518032509I), May 18, 1990: Boeing 727277 (N246FE), Minor damage. Two bullet holes found in cargo compartment and fuselage during post flight inspection.

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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