# Incident 19981221044019I: Fokker F28MK0100, Greensboro, NC, December 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1998, 18:59 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897US-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981221044019I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT REPORTED LEFT MAIN GEAR PROBLEM. PILOT MADE A FLY-BY TO OKAY GEAR DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT LANDING GEAR LIGHT BULB IN COCKPIT.

## Other reports on N897US (1)

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

- [Incident 19930924043589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924043589I), Sep 24, 1993: Fokker F28MK0100 (N897US), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. NR1 hydraulic light on during approach. Landed safely. Leaking at pressure output due to defective o ring.

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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