# Incident 19990406021259I: Boeing 727208, Indianapolis, IN, April 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1999, 07:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780AT-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-208 (registry code 1384070, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727208
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990406021259I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 6, 1999, AT 0700 EDT, A BOEING 727, N780AT REGISTERED TO INVESTORS ASSET HOLDING, DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT (IND), INDIANA, ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT TO ST. PETERSBURG (PIE), FL. DURING CLIMB THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER GOT STUCK IN THE MID POSITION PREVENTING THE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEARS.  THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD TO REPLACE THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AFTER RAISING THE ACFT ON JACKS.  THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED VARIOUS TIMES AND TESTED SATISFACTORY.  THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N780AT (1)

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

- [Incident 20010930027209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930027209I), Sep 30, 2001: Boeing 727208 (N780AT), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) Flight 582 fll-mdw: #3 engine low oil pressure/filter bypass light illuminated at cruise (would not extinguish) accomplished precautionary engine…

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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