# Incident 19990627022709I: Fokker F28MK0100, Raleigh-Durham, NC, June 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1999, 09:20 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859US-2003-03-25) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627022709I

## Narrative

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

DURING PUSHBACK FROM JETWAY AT RDU, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF USAA 460 (N859) CONTACTED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF USA 1282 (N897) PARKED AT AN ADJACENT GATE. BESIDES THE TUG OPERATOR THERE WAS ONE WING WEALKER. USAA 460 WAS CALLED BACK FOR INSPECTION AND RELEASED AFTER NOTIFYING PROPER AUTHORITIES. N859 INCURRED PAINT SCRATCHES UNDER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. N897 RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES AND DENTS TO HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ALL EVALUATED WITHIN LIMITS BY RDU MAINTENANCE FOREMAN AND USAA MAINTENANCE CONTROL AT (PIT). AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL SERVICE. USAA CORPORATE SAFETY CONTACTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N859US (3)

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

- [Incident 19970305007289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305007289I), Mar 5, 1997: Fokker F28MK0100 (N859US), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 5, 1997, at 1855 hours a Fokker 28, model MK0100, registration number 859US, registered to us air inc, and made an emergency landing at the…
- [Incident 19950927035709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927035709I), Sep 27, 1995: Fokker F28MK0100 (N859US), Charlotte, NC. APU fire light came on descent to clt. Used fire bottles. Landed. No fire. Caused by steep descent angle. Overheat.
- [Incident 19950626021679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626021679I), Jun 26, 1995: Fokker F28MK0100 (N859US), Kansas City, MO. No gear down lights. Other panel lights unop. Landed safe. Reset flap assemetry. All lights worked.

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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